Building the successful online course

This book will be a practical guide to developing and implementing online courses. It is based on a model now in use at Paris Junior College in Paris, TX which has often resulted in retention rates of over 90%. It will be a comprehensive practitioner's guide including information on retention a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Haley, Kenneth L. (Author), Heise, Karen (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP-Information Age Publishing Inc., [2008]
Subjects
Computer-assisted instruction.
Education > Distance, Open & Online Education.
Open learning, distance education.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806619399
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-828-9
Physical Description1 online resource (vii, 161 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Approaching online instruction. 1. Introduction. 2. Why teach online? 3. What does online instruction require of you? 4. Attitude and approach : a thinking shift
  • Part II. Practical aspects of online instruction. 5. Organization and structure. 6. Student file management. 7. Increasing student success through good communication. 8. E-mail archival and re-use. 9. Student orientation
  • Part III. Evaluating your online instruction. 10. Tracking student progress. 11. Writing good discussion postings. 12. Chat strategies. 13. Adding electronic comments. 14. Assessments. 15. Streamlining testing. 16. Dealing with problem students and student problem
  • Part IV. Building retention in online instruction. 17. Building student retention. 18. Incremental and flexible progress. 19. Communication and organization
  • 20. Multimedia support for retention
  • 21. Retention study results
  • Part V. Tools for online instruction
  • 22. The LMA
  • 23. A closer look at multimedia support
  • 24. Using powerpoint powerfully
  • 25. Producing video clips
  • 26. Course backup
  • 27. Grade backup using excel
  • 28. Virus and spyware protection
  • 29. A primer on building web pages
  • 30. Institutional support
  • 31. Copyright guides
  • Part VI. Some final words on online instruction
  • 32. Going the extra cyber mile
  • 33. Conclusion.

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