Building Your Own Web Course: The Case for Off-the-Shelf Component Software
| Title: | Building Your Own Web Course: The Case for Off-the-Shelf Component Software (ID: CEM9849) | | Author(s): | Howard Kaplan (University of Massachusetts Lowell) | | Topics: | Curriculum Development, E-Learning, Electronic Classrooms, Faculty Development | | Origin: | CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives) (1998) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Dr. Howard Kaplan, Director of Educational Computing and the Technology Learning Center at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, compares two approaches for developing Web courses: off-the-shelf component software and integrated packages. Kaplan explains how off-the-shelf component software allow faculty to mimic the style of the typical classroom, particularly through the use of the audio slide/lecture, course materials, discussion groups, and testing. The article also cites the differences in cost and training aspects of off-the-shelf components and integrated packages. | | View this resource: | |
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