Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, OTEL - University of Illinois at Springfield

Bobby Approved (v 3.2)
Friday, August 09, 2002

http://www.worldclassstrategies.com/papers/keys.htm

Ten Keys to Quality Assurance and Assessment in Online Learning
Lee R. Alley, President & Founder, World CLASS Strategies LLC
Kathryn E. Jansak, Shawnee State University

Abstract: We are now delivering thousands of online courses to millions of students around the world. We have progressed beyond the early explorations of "how to teach online," to the more complex challenge of "how well?" This paper summarizes the results of a nationwide empirical study performed in the United States, in an effort to systematically identify the factors that determine the quality of e-learning courses. We investigated how to design quality into web-enhanced courses, how to ensure delivery of a quality support system for online learners, and how to assess the quality of online courses. This is the first in a series of reports on the outcomes of this investigation and how to use what we learned. This first report focuses on instructional design of quality courses....



 



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