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What Makes A Good Online Course?
The higher education administrator's role in quality assurance of online learning.
By Lee R. Alley - November 2001

...The NSSE 2000 Report on "National Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice" (Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research and Planning)identifies five dimensions for measuring educational quality:
1. Level of Academic Challenge
2. Active and Collaborative Learning
3. Student Interactions with Faculty Members
4. Enriching Educational Experiences
5. Supportive Campus Environments
Second, many publications in the faculty realm have addressed the fundamental learning sciences and artistry of instruction that underlie quality of online learning. Online teaching becomes more of a collective effort involving various specialists and administrators....
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