Comparison Of Web Courses With Traditional Teaching

This article will focus on comparing the effectiveness of on-line courses versus regular classroom based learning for the past three years. We will compare the time it takes to develop a web course to a traditional course and the benefits of developing a web course. We will also compare enrollment in a web course with a traditional course and try to explain why they are different. We will also look at student evaluations and try to explain the results. We will look at pitfalls with web courses, including the dropout rate. We will compare the grades of regular course with a web course and try to explain the results. We will also look at the results of comparing web courses to regular courses with regards to students who took a second continuation course for the past two years. University support is vital for offering courses online. We will look at training needs for faculty to offer courses online. Online grade information, and bulletin boards are generally used with web courses and faculty need training in incorporating these tools in their web courses. Some universities also offer incentives such as a reduced course load the first time the course is taught, and/or a monetary reward the first time a course is taught. We will examine the incentives that can be offered to faculty in order to increase the development of web courses.