Abstract:

The last few years have shown an urgent need to develop effective e-learning courses for distance (that is, interaction is carried out only online in an electronic environment) or blended learning (when e-learning and real-time teacher interaction are combined). High-quality content, exquisite design, and easy navigation are essential ingredients for successful e-learning. One of the most important elements of e-learning course design and development is often overlooked, and this is nothing more than the interactivity of educational materials. More and more popular for bringing online content to life is the technologically enhanced interactive learning tool H5P, which can be easily shared across multiple learning management systems. H5P provides a rich variety of interactive e-learning activities such as interactive videos, presentations, games, and quiz questions in a wide diversity of different formats. In this article, attention is paid to the problems of developing the design and didactic principles of educational material for a distance course, on the examples of online courses in mathematics at Tallinn University of Applied Sciences, using the interactive H5P content embedded into the Moodle VLE. Students’ feedback shows that H5P can assist in teaching learners of different backgrounds, motivations, and destinations, fostering active learning and encouraging engagement

Keywords:

Higher Education, Mathematical Education, Online Learning, Course Design, Design Principles, Visual Design, Interactive Activities.