A Practical Guide to Evaluate Quality of Online Courses

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Author(s): Yungwei Hao (National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan)and Gary Borich (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 20
Source title: Handbook of Research on Human Performance and Instructional Technology
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Holim Song (Texas Southern University, USA)and Terry T. Kidd (Texas A&M University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-782-9.ch020

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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This chapter introduces a graphic approach to define quality in online courses. The Decomposition Model (Borich & Jemelka, 1982) is used to illustrate course structure and the salient characteristics of an effective online course. The constraints that influence the success of online courses are discussed. Salient transactions (activities) that occur in online courses are described. And the means-end continuum in the process of online learning is illustrated graphically. The chapter is expected to provide readers with a whole picture of a quality online course through an architectural framework.

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