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HOW TO CHOOSE ONLINE COURSES

Tammy Bjelland Learning in Bloom

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1. PICK THE RIGHT TOPIC

• Pick a topic that you’re interested in

• You should apply the information you learn to your life as soon as possible

• Don’t take a course that you’ll need too far in the future

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2. DECIDE YOUR DESIRED ROI

• Think about how much value the course will bring you

• Sometimes this is as easy as ascribing a number, like potential revenue earnings or hours saved, but sometimes the value of a course can be hard to define

• Even though it may not be a concrete number that you can measure, spend time thinking about what value you expect to receive from learning about the topic.

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3. CHECK COURSE OBJECTIVES• Check if the course objectives align with the

value you expect to receive from the course

• A course's objectives or goals should be measurable and attainable in the amount of time allotted for the course

• In other words, a course that claims that you'll be an expert in a given subject after only 4 content hours is just not realistic.

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4. DETERMINE THE TIME YOU CAN INVEST IN THE COURSE• Determine how much time you actually have to

invest in the course

• Only choose courses you can realistically dedicate time

• Courses should include these details in the descriptions; if they don't, reach out to the instructor or organizer for more information.

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