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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Aids and Cautions in Planning, Developing, and Delivering Online Instruction in Higher Education - Innovate Online
The topic of online education has recently inspired a great deal of discussion on higher education campuses in the United States and around the world. Although the extent of growth is controversial (Zemsky and Massy 2004; see also Exhibit 1), clearly the number of online course and program offerings in higher education has increased significantly (Garnsey 2002). While distance education includes more than computer technology, most of the enthusiasm and growth in distance education centers on online education via the World Wide Web. As public demand for alternatives to face-to-face, on-campus instruction has increased, regents and state legislatures have pressured institutional administrators, and in turn large numbers of higher education faculty members, to develop and offer online courses and programs (Bower 2001; Garrison 1998).
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