The Effectiveness of Online Course Design

The QuestionO How effective the online courses

are in terms of students learning efficiency and satisfaction?

The Articles O Some articles showed

how important the design and the content of educational courses in an online environment from different angles.

O Some tackled the evaluation process and its implementation.

Findings that stand out:-Related to online course quality: “to find quality indicators specific to online programs…. the categories addressed were: institutional support, curriculum and instruction faculty support, student support, evaluation and assessment and technical support, course development, the teaching and learning process as well as course structure.

-Related to online course design and student learning: “the study examined the online course design in terms of “clarity, organization, simplicity, structure, visual attractiveness, and excitement”. “students tend to involve themselves with the learning process when tasks in online courses are challenging and interesting” “Using interactive software such as wiki and providing an online collaborative learning environment”

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