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Online Instructors as Distance Education Experts

Online Instructors as Distance Education Experts

Libi Shen
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781466681194|ISBN10: 1466681195|EISBN13: 9781466681200
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8119-4.ch011
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Shen, Libi. "Online Instructors as Distance Education Experts." Identification, Evaluation, and Perceptions of Distance Education Experts, edited by Gulsun Kurubacak and T. Volkan Yuzer, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 167-189. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8119-4.ch011

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Shen, L. (2015). Online Instructors as Distance Education Experts. In G. Kurubacak & T. Yuzer (Eds.), Identification, Evaluation, and Perceptions of Distance Education Experts (pp. 167-189). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8119-4.ch011

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Shen, Libi. "Online Instructors as Distance Education Experts." In Identification, Evaluation, and Perceptions of Distance Education Experts, edited by Gulsun Kurubacak and T. Volkan Yuzer, 167-189. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8119-4.ch011

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Abstract

An expert is a person with content knowledge and professional skills in a field. Are online teachers distance education experts? What are the main behavioral, cognitive, and emotional characteristics of distance education instructors? What competencies should online instructors possess in order to be distance education experts? In this chapter, the researcher examines National Educational Technology Standards for teachers, National Standards for Quality Online Teaching, and empirical research on teachers' roles and competencies to seek a definition for online instructors as distance education experts. Several issues related to online teachers' competencies and technology standards are discussed. Future research studies are recommended.

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