How are teachers prepared? Do they need to have prior online teaching experience?

MSON teachers are stars within their own faculties, eager to adapt courses to MSON or design new ones based on their academic passions. The MSON Dean of Instruction leads a New Teacher Support Program in which new teachers observe MSON classes in session and explore synchronous and asynchronous course design and other key concepts. They then attend the MSON Annual Workshop at Stanford for three days in June for additional training, orientation, and community building. A collaborative consortium, MSON relies on experienced teachers to mentor and guide new ones.

MSON teachers do not need to have any prior online teaching experience.