What is Online Course

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A set of instructional experiences using the digital network for interaction, learning and dialogue. An online course does not require any face-to-face meetings in a physical location. Similar courses such as web-centric courses (also called hybrid or blended courses) are similar to online courses, but require regular scheduled face-to-face classes or meetings. Learn more in: Designing Online Learning Programs

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An online course is the delivery of a series of lessons on a web browser or mobile device, which can be accessed anytime and anyplace. It is designed as an online environment for convenient learning asynchronously. Learn more in: Mobile Technologies Course Design: The Use of ICT Skills, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy in EFL Instructors

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A course that is conducted completely online, whether synchronous or asynchronous. This type of course does not provide for any in-person teaching or learning with other students or faculty. Learn more in: Critical Success Factors and Methods to Increase Persistence for Non-Traditional Online Students

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A set of instructional experiences using the digital network for interaction, learning and dialogue. An online course does not require any face-to-face meetings in a physical location. Similar courses such as web-centric courses (also called hybrid or blended courses) are similar to online courses, but require regular scheduled face-to-face classes or meetings. Learn more in: Design Levels for Distance and Online Learning

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An online course is a course that is focused on use of information and communications technology for learning. Learn more in: Raising Motivation to Achieve Collaboration in Online Courses

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A class taught to students via Internet or in an online learning environment. Students access class objectives, lecture notes, instructional materials, and exams via Internet. Students and instructor interact online via e-mail, chat rooms, and threaded discussions. Also known as Web-based classroom, cyber-classrooms, e-learning, virtual education, and distance learning. Once considered a fad, online learning has developed into a “‘just-in-time’ hybrid of teaching any time, any place” (Crews, 2003). Learn more in: Successful Strategies in Online Courses

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This is when course instruction and interaction between instructor and students is primarily online. Learn more in: Fair Use, Copyright, and Academic Integrity in an Online Academic Environment

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A formal course of instruction that is offered by the distance learning institution to the student using the Internet as a medium. Often, students are able to download course material, upload assignments, undergo online assessment, and communicate with lecturers and staff via the Internet. Learn more in: Issues with Distance Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

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A course delivered via the internet, providing a means for content delivery, assignment completion, and synchronous and asynchronous communication for learners in different locations. Learn more in: Engaging Teachers in Science Practices and Discourse Through Online Professional Development

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This is a course in which all course activities are done online, there are no face-to-face sessions required. Learn more in: Designing and Delivering Online Professional Development Courses for Online Educators: Lessons From the iEARN Online Professional Development Courses

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A course in which a minimum of 80% of the content is presented and delivered in an online format. Learn more in: The Relationship between Individual Student Attributes and Online Course Completion

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A course that is delivered partially or fully online. Learn more in: Cloud Computing for Teaching and Learning: Design Strategies

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A course delivered via the Internet. Learn more in: Higher Education's Use of Course Management Software

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A course that is delivered through the Internet. Learn more in: A Practical Guide to Evaluate Quality of Online Courses

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A course delivered using online technologies and, for the purpose of this article, a course delivered fully online, without face-to-face components being part of its design. Learn more in: International Students in Online Courses

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A course that meets entirely online either asynchronously or synchronously. Learn more in: Online Equivalencies and the Potential to Inadvertently Offend or Cause Discomfort

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Delivery of class via the World Wide Web. Learn more in: Achievement in Online vs. Traditional Classes

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A higher education course in which instruction occurs when the learner and the instructor are not physically located in the same place at the same time. Learn more in: Promoting Digital Teaching and Learning: Faculty Development Options for Distance Learning Instructors

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Any form of educational instruction in which at least 80% of the course is delivered online (Allen & Seaman, 2011 AU55: The in-text citation "Allen & Seaman, 2011" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ). Learn more in: DELES Analysis of E-Learning Environments: Satisfaction Guaranteed?

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A course where most or all of the content is delivered online. Typically have no face-to-face meetings. Learn more in: Life Cycle Challenges of Online Learning Support Systems

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A course which delivers at least 80% of the content on the Internet. Learn more in: Doctoral Student Experiences in an Online Degree Program: A Review of the Distance Education Literature and an Exploration of Their Perspectives

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A course delivered via the Internet. Learn more in: Higher Education's Use of Course Management Software

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Courses in which 80% or more of the content is delivered online, either synchronously or asynchronously. Learn more in: Maintaining Motivation in Online Students: An Examination of the ARCS-V Motivation Model

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Refers to courses that are delivered one hundred percent online. Learn more in: The Effects of the Instructional Video on Pre-Service Teachers’ Technology Learning in an Online Environment

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May be either a fully online course (content, orientation, and assessments are delivered via the Internet and students interact with faculty and possibly with one another through online technology) or a hybrid online course (some activities online and some on the traditional campus). Learn more in: Employers' Perceptions of Online Degree Programs

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Defined as one for which all regularly scheduled classroom time is replaced by required activities completed at distance and managed online. Online courses allow students to take courses from geographically remote locations, without any need to come to campus (for instance, while deployed in the military). Learn more in: Online Course Settings

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One in which at least 80 percent of the course content is delivered online ( Allen & Seaman, 2015 ). Learn more in: A Framework to Assess Appropriate Interaction to Meet Accreditation Quality Guidelines

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A course taught wholly using online (Internet-based) instruction. Learn more in: Hybrid and Traditional Course Formats

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A Web-based instructional program that organizes the learning of a student in a particular subject. Not all learning materials need be online and much of an online course involves dynamic interactions with other participants. Learn more in: Learnability