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A framework for evaluating online courses.

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| September 22, 2003 | Peter, David M. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

Evaluating online courses has been an issue discussed in much of the contemporary literature related to distance education. Educators, administrators and students alike are concerned about the overall quality of distance education courses, when compared to traditional or face-to-face instruction. Using Berge and Meyers (2000) as a foundation, a framework for an evaluation process of online course quality is developed and explained.

Introduction

While many acknowledge the importance of evaluating online courses, most have not fully discussed the mechanisms for completing or conducting such a review (Hosie & Schibeci, 2001; Sunwalkar, ...

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