The instructors weren't interesting to listen to. I expected better curriculum since the class is Instructional Design. The male teacher mumbled a lot so I'm very glad there was a transcript. It was a good course to get a small grasp of what ID is. I definitely will need to take more courses to actually learn more valuable information.

Overall rough course. Auditors definitely recieved more out of this course because they are free of the abosulely awful assignments that come with this course. While the class offered a decent introduction to what ISDs do and how the field has changed over time, the value of this knowledge is lost in light of downright boring, monotonous, and long-winded video lectures. The professors did not display any mastery of the topics because they read scripted lectures. The assignments, particularly the last quiz, were unfair and designed to trick students. The covered insignificant details rather than big picture ideas. The list of things wrong with this course is a long one.

I learned a lot of concepts, took copious notes but end of the day, I don't think this is a good course as an ID foundation. There could be more practical aspects to allow learners to internalise the concepts and more attempts to break down the chunks of information rather than a dumpster to throw out all the concepts at once.

Long and dreadful videos with a monotone voice. There were some great guest speakers, but 80% of the videos were tough to sit through. Content is not well explained, but does cover a very surface level of instructional design. There's more to say, but previous reviews have already stated them.

Disappointing. Too much about Instructional Design history, not enough about how to actually design courses.

horrible

I have learned so many things with this course. The instructor can deliver the material as well and the design on this course makes me feel smooth and understand clearly the material

This course was excellent! It provided a great overview of the instructional design field. I'm excited to take more courses from the University of Illinois.

The course was very informational. I hope there will be other courses to follow to complete the ADDIE Model.

Quite an intensive online course. Insightful as a good foundation to Instructional Design Overall i will rate the course 3.5 out of 5.

It was quite heavy on theory; typical of a school course, with all of the journal readings, but practical real life scenarios and best practice ideologies would have been great to aid learning and engagement. For example having an Instructional Designer at a company teach one of the modules or run us through one of his past projects, So we get a feel of what a real life project is like, straight from the horses mouth.

Also the quizzes- The point isn't just to score 80% as a pass grade for the quiz. The quiz is to aid learning and ensure the participants can recall what has been taught.

Firstly, when attempting the quiz more than once it will be good to show the correct options to the answers the learner got right, and not make them attempt answering those right questions again. Let the answers to the right options be visible. Looking at them over and over will aid learning.

Also, after scoring the pass mark of 80 let the participant know the answers to the failed options. The point isn't just to score grades to pass, but for learning.

For a course on instructional design, this was not a well designed course, unfortunately. Lectures should have been shorter, contained more direct application and less theory (this is a MOOC), the quiz questions should have related to broad objectives and not specific theory/wording on slides, and the two written assignments could have also been clearer/more valuable. I hope this one is redesigned soon!

The irony of an Instructional Design course being poorly designed is clearly not lost on other Coursera users. This course is great to gain some key vocabulary, but that's about it. Monotone talking heads deliver the majority of the information via lecture. Checks for understanding (at least for me) appeared in RANDOM spots in the video not associated at all with the topic the lecturer was currently presenting. Maybe there was a glitch, or maybe they just chose a random video spot to add a useless question. There is no feedback in the quizzes, and most questions were "select all that apply" multiple choice questions. Terrible way to check for understanding.

The instructional design of this course is so Bad. It made me feel frustrated.

As an educator with over 10 years of experience in both K–12 and higher education, I was excited to deepen my understanding of instructional design. Unfortunately, this course is ironically everything instructional design shouldn’t be. Despite being a course about instructional design, it offers no actual design practice. The lectures are delivered in a monotone voice, with abstract theories presented without context, demonstration, or relevance to real teaching environments. There are no examples of how to apply the concepts, no use of modern tools, and no portfolio-building activities. It’s deeply ironic: a course meant to teach engaging, learner-centered design is itself dry, passive, and disconnected from practical learning. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone serious about transitioning into instructional design or improving their teaching practice.

I don't recommend this course. To be honest, I haven't yet finished the course and I don't think I will. I've just started module 3, and in general I've just found the course so far to be a slog. The course is not engaging, the lecture videos are very boring and tedious. Having paid for the course, I'm disappointed that the only "grades" so far are from multiple choice quizzes and peer-reviewed assignments. I also found the quizzes were not very well-designed.

I hated everything about the course except for the few guest lectures which were the most engaging. For this being a course about ID, it was a pretty crappy example of how to do it well. I HATED the tests and that when you got a question wrong, there was no feedback to what the right answers were. The writing assignments also felt disconnected from the learning content. I would not recommend.

Was able to upgrade my existing knowledge. Being a part of higher education I knew some concepts. However, never know the organizational structure .This course has brodern my perspective.

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It is well taught and well organised. The material provided a thorough overview of the field, and the readings were particularly fascinating and helpful.

This course helped me to understand the theoretical foundations of Instructional Design. In addition, I learned some of the foundational skills needed when beginning in this field.

I really liked this course. The assignments were designed really well, giving us the sneak peek into what a instructional designer would do.

I think it was helpful as an introduction course to instructional design, but I would have preferred more opportunities to gain more experience with real world scenarios. The project on Module 3 was the only one I felt I got that experience with. Even more short answer or challenges to do things like write learning objectives in place of a quiz on Module 4 would have been more beneficial to my learning application. Also, I would have liked to have access to correct answers on the quizzes after I submitted them for grades because on some questions I didn't understand why I got them wrong even though I went back through the videos and notes. I understand there is a concern about cheating, but I feel like I may have had misunderstandings that will never be corrected.

Well thought out course that covers the basics initially, and then concludes with some good management hints for both projects and people that assist Instructional Designers in their work. Only issue with the course is that it is a MOOC so has to be all things to all people. A tough approach for any subject, at least the ones you want to be thorough. I do better with looking at a slide while the audio/briefer describes what they are showing me. But that's just me. I'd prefer seeing less of people talking. Once again though - this is good bargain - solid entry to the skills in the field and one of the few online courses that actually provides a certificate. So I recommend!

The course could use more practical examples and generally be more concrete - it's quite theoretical and very very broad. But generally it's a nice course and I gained some useful knowledge

Good starter for people like me who had no idea what ID really was and wanted to get the overall idea and introduction to it. Effective introduction course!

I recently completed this instructional design course on Coursera and found myself with mixed feelings. The content itself is solid and grounded in credible theories, particularly in the earlier modules. I appreciated learning about pioneers like Robert Gagné, Jean Piaget, and John Keller, discovering their foundational contributions was a real highlight and sparked my curiosity to explore their work further. However, the overall learning experience left much to be desired. The course is very text-heavy and lacks visual appeal or engaging elements that could bring the subject to life. For a course about designing engaging learning, it ironically fails to model that in its own structure. The final modules on project management felt somewhat trivial, and rather than wrapping up with a sense of closure or reflection, the course ends abruptly with no goodbye or final thoughts from the instructors, a missed opportunity to leave a lasting impression. Lastly, I would caution that this course may be too advanced for complete beginners. It dives into complex concepts without easing in or providing enough context to make the learning process approachable or exciting. Overall, it’s a course with good academic value, but its dry delivery and lack of instructional flair make it less effective and engaging than it could be.