Designing Effective Online Instruction: A Handbook for Web-Based Courses

By Franklin R. Koontz, Daniel P. Compora, Hongqin Li

Book Overview

Designing online courses requires a radical change in the way instruction is presented to students. However, there are no research-based models using a systems approach available for designing Web-based instruction. This book introduces the ASSIST-Me Model to fulfill this need. ASSIST-Me, based on a recent Delphi study, offers an instructional design procedure specifically intended for online courses. Data obtained from professional instructional designers were synthesized into a model that contains essential elements to the design process, and Koontz, Li, and Compora present a step-by-step procedure to effectively create online instruction. The ASSIST-ME Model:

-Allows maximum flexibility when creating effective instruction, permitting the instructor to develop materials in order of preference;
-Eliminates the trial-and-error approach;
-Reduces the amount of design time once the model has been used;
-Increases student learning in a reasonable time.

This book should be used by faculty who teach instructional design courses, professional instructional designers, and teacher faculty who design instruction for online courses.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578863872
• ISBN13: 9781578863877
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: R & L Education
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.8"