Online instruction is rapidly expanding the way professors think about and plan instruction. In addition, online instructional practices are expanding and changing as new tools and strategies are adopted. It is imperative that programs and institutions of higher education explore increased online options that align with best practices to develop effective and engaging online courses. The Handbook of Research on Developing Engaging Online Courses is an essential research publication that provides multiple perspectives on improving student engagement and success in online courses. This book includes topics focused on the online learner, online course content, and effective online instruction. The content contained within the title is ideal for curriculum developers, instructional designers, IT consultants, deans, chairs, teachers, administrators, academicians, researchers, and students.

1. Who are today's college students? : understanding the 21st century higher education digital learner -- 2. Engaging marginalized students in online courses : engaging and strategic -- 3. Understanding self-regulated learning and its importance in online learning -- 4. Self-regulated learners : strategies that promote self-regulated learning in online environments -- 5. Lessons from the other side of the computer : student perceptions of effective online instruction -- 6. Emerging instructional design and strategies for online courses -- 7. Creative approaches to teaching life writing online : the value of discussions, creative blog posts, final projects, and real-time video interaction -- 8. Developing asynchronous online discussion boards to increase student engagement and learning -- 9. The use of video as a tool for building reflective educators -- 10. Enhancing student engagement online : creative pedagogy in the digital world -- 11. Standardizing organizational tools in the LMS for your digital learning course -- 12. Facilitating student learning through multisensory tools that engage and foster collaboration -- 13. Playful pedagogy : using humor to increase social interaction online -- 14. Theory and application in the design and delivery of engaging online courses : four key principles that drive student and instructor engagement and success -- 15. Enhancing social presence in online courses : facilitation strategies and best practices -- 16. Going digital : how teacher immediacy can help reluctant teachers embrace online learning -- 17. Using universal design for learning (UDL) for optimal student engagement in the online college classroom -- 18. Designing and teaching for student engagement in online courses through UDL -- 19. Demystifying the online program development process : a graduate certificate in dyslexia -- 20. Surviving learning and teaching online : using high-impact practices to enhance instructional strategies.