Elements of Quality Online Education: Practice and Direction

Elements of Quality Online Education: Practice and Direction, the fourth volume in the Sloan-C series on quality, provides overviews on the status of online education, examples of effective practices, and directions for research and development.

The authors address these questions about quality:

What pedagogical practices promote effective learning online?
What are the key areas for achieving cost effective quality in online programs?
What services enable new populations of learners to access higher education?
What motivates faculty satisfaction in online teaching?
What practices assure student satisfaction?