In this chapter, we've learned the best way to develop and configure your course for self-paced independent study, which is ideal for students who want to study at any time, in any place, and at their own pace.
We've learned how to configure global settings so that your courses have a consistent look and feel. Then, we moved on to the course level and determined the best types of resources and activities for your courses. Then, we discussed how to configure them so that they are automated.
Finally, we looked at ways to motivate students, increase their engagement in the course, and encourage course completion by means of demonstrating achievement first via certificates and then by adding a light element of gamification to your course using badges.
In the next chapter, we will guide you through developing cohort-based courses with teacher-student interaction....