Edtech Insiders Making Massive Online Courses Work with Elizabeth Madariaga and Michael Karsh of Edios Media
In this episode, we talk to Elizabeth Madariaga and Michael Karsh, production and edtech veterans and co-founders of Edios Media.
Edios Media is the instructional design and video production studio behind many of the most successful online courses in the world, including:
- All four Google Career Certificates (the largest MOOCs in 2021)
- INSEAD's Blockchain Revolution Specialization on Coursera
- Courses from Facebook, AWS, Paradigm, Salesforce, Lyft and C3.ai
In this episode, we talk about what makes compelling online video, how to prep and structure an incredible online course, how to provide effective 'gateway learning' to beginners, the power of reminding users 'why' they're learning, filming during a pandemic, and how storytelling principles can be best used in education.
Resources
- Axios (specifically, the Jobs section)
- Institute for the Future of Education from the Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Also, check out the Edios Media blog for deeper dives into some of the topics covered here, including storytelling and remote production.