Here are some ideas for increasing and ensuring student engagement in online courses:

• Frequently review learning outcomes
• Creating Learning Outcomes for Your Online Course – UNT Teaching Commons​
  
  

• Present clear, organized learning materials.
• Find Free and Open Online Course Materials
  
  

• Build a learning community.
• Online learning community: Fostering better learning outcomes through camaraderie – efront
  
  

• Provide regular feedback.
• Why Meaningful Feedback Is So Important For Online Learning – eLearning Industry
  
  

• Get students to take action on what they've learned.
• How to keep students engaged in online learning – MIT Poverty Action Lab
  

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Here are a few ideas for increasing and ensuring higher levels of student engagement in online courses:

• 7 Tips for Increasing Student Engagement in Online Courses – Desire2Learn
  
  

• 7 Ways to Increase Online Student Engagement – Schoology Exchange
  
  

• 6 Best Practices for Online Student Engagement – Getting Smart
  
  

More reading: 

• The Human Element in Online Learning – Inside Higher Ed (3/18/2020)
  
  

• The Nerd's Guide to Learning Everything Online – TED talk
  
  

• Grades as Documentation of SLO Achievement: Constructing Outcomes-Based Grading System– California Association for Institutional Research 
  
  

• What's the Difference Between Online Learning and Distance Learning? – Applied Educational Systems (04/02/2020)​
  
  

• What Higher Education Can Take From COVID-19 – The Evolllution (4/27/2020)