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What is Asynchronous Online Course

Chapter 8
Meeting the Needs of Nontraditional Undergraduate Students
A distance learning course in which all of the course material is presented at once, or at staggered dates throughout the semester, through a learning management system, without the instructor and student having a set time to cover course material. Learning occurs on the student’s own time and schedule, with the exception of due dates.
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Designing Quality Classes That Meet the Needs of Nontraditional Learners
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 31
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8323-4.ch008
Abstract
This chapter reviews the learning theories that should guide online course design and delivery, specifically the seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education, community of inquiry, connectivism, and online collaborative learning. Findings from the scholarship of teaching and learning should provide the framework for distance education classes in order to provide quality, equitable courses that allow nontraditional students to succeed in meeting their educational goals. Regardless of their previous experience with online teaching, faculty will benefit from continued training in online teaching and assessment of student learning.
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Chapter 7
Online Education and Flexible Learning Options: How Nontraditional Learners Are Meeting Their Educational Goals
A distance learning course in which all of the course material is presented at once, or at staggered dates throughout the semester, through a learning management system, without the instructor and student having a set time to cover course material. Learning occurs on the student’s own time and schedule, with the exception of due dates.
Published in Chapter: Online Education and Flexible Learning Options: How Nontraditional Learners Are Meeting Their Educational Goals; From: Meeting the Needs of Nontraditional Undergraduate Students
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