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Name:	Online Courses, Instructional Quality, and Economics: A Conceptual Analysis
ID:	m41567
Language:	English (en)
Summary:	In this article, we discuss the development of online courses in higher education in terms of the instructional quality and economic costs. In our conceptual analysis, we point out problems in developing online courses with sufficient quality due to limited funds being made available for online course development. Moreover, economic costs exist in terms of student recruitment and retention. We urge higher education administrators to think through decisions more carefully than they currently do regarding online instruction. Just because everyone else is doing it does not necessary mean it is a good idea.
Subject:	Social Sciences
Keywords:	Higher Education Administration, Instructional Quality, Online Instruction, Online Instructional Costs, Return on Investment
License:	Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0

Authors:	Craig H. Jones (cjones@astate.edu), John R. Slate (profslate@aol.com)
Copyright Holders:	Craig H. Jones (cjones@astate.edu), John R. Slate (profslate@aol.com)
Maintainers:	National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (tcreigh@vt.edu)

Latest version:	1.5 (history)
First publication date:	Oct 30, 2011 2:53 pm -0500
Last revision to module:	Jan 26, 2012 11:14 am -0600

Based On:	Online Courses, Instructional Quality, and Economics: A Conceptual Analysis
Originally By:	Craig H. Jones (cjones@astate.edu), John R. Slate (profslate@aol.com)

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