What is High Quality Online Instruction

Concerns about the quality of online instruction have been persistent since the introduction of Web-based courses. Proponents of effective online education have established that it can promote students' critical thinking skills, deep learning, collaborative learning, and problem-solving skills apart from typical course delivery. Schools may also benefit from online coursework by expanding curriculum at lower costs while helping students gain marketable technology skills. Quality online education can encourage non-discriminatory teaching and learning practices where race, gender and physical characteristics of instructors and learners may create a bias-free teaching and learning environment.

Is This Your Best Work?: Complications and Limitations of Online Instruction for High Quality Student Engagement

Cynthia J. Benton (SUNY Cortland, USA)