Certified Ethical Hacker v.10 Online Course - a Case Study

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the instructional design of the CEH v.10 online course using national standards and research, aiming to improve its quality and provide a framework applicable to other online courses.

Contribution

It introduces a novel instructional design evaluation strategy based on national standards, applicable to online courses in cybersecurity and beyond.

Findings

Course design aligns with national standards

Evaluation strategy can be extended to other online courses

Aims to enhance online cybersecurity education quality

Abstract

CEH v.10 Certification Self-study Course is an online course preparing learners for one of the most prestige cyber security certifications in the world - the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v.10 Certification. Due to a pay wall and the practical rather than theoretical nature, most researchers have limited exposure to this course. For the first time, this paper will analyze the course's instructional design based on the highest national standards and related peer-reviewed published research works. The sole intention is to push the course to a higher ground, making it the best online course for cyber security. More importantly, the paper's instructional design evaluation strategy can well be extended and applied to any other online course' instructional design review and/or evaluation process.