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Evaluating the Development of Online Course Materials - George P. Schell, eLearn Magazine

If online courses are to become a permanent feature of higher education—not merely a fad of the dot-com era—college faculty must believe that developing online materials has academic value. In addition, such online education requires certain resources to be in place. Resources technological in nature are easy to identify: computers with browser software, Internet access, servers, and so forth. Other resources are less obvious: computer skills of both students and the developers of online materials, and, an essential component: the resources needed to sustain that development. As content and concepts in college courses evolve, so must online materials. And as technology changes, so do the delivery methods for online materials. Faculty must be motivated to update and renew their course materials and keep up with advances in their delivery. Is faculty motivated? And just how do the perceptions of academics in the US compare with the views of their counterparts abroad?
  posted by Ray at 1/15/2005 12:06:00 PM permanent item link   

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