Open AccessStrategies for innovative teaching and learning Part 2: How to deliver a distance education online course
Author(s) -
Constance E. McIntosh,
Diana Bantz,
Cynthia M. Thomas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nursing education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4059
pISSN - 1925-4040
DOI - 10.5430/jnep.v11n9p39
Subject(s) - rubric , distance education , course (navigation) , online course , computer science , online learning , quality (philosophy) , multimedia , mathematics education , psychology , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , aerospace engineering
The second article in a three-part series discusses how to deliver a distance education online course by i) assuring understanding of the learning platform, ii) developing a course model, iii) creating individual assignment rubrics for courses, iv) requiring active participation from both instructor and students, and v) setting-up quality communication. This paper is a continuation of the first paper whereby the history of distance learning, the positives and negatives of online learning, advantages and disadvantages of online learning, and the initial considerations for establishing online courses.