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: 21
Source title: Web-Based Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-963-7.ch017

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Web-Based Teaching & Learning

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This chapter introduces a graphic approach to define quality inonline 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 coursesare 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 qualityonline course through an architectural framework.

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