Six Easy Steps to Online Learning Program Success - Richard Rose, Campus Technology

Against his better instincts, an educator at West Texas A&M University shares his school's recipe for developing a successful online learning program. The online Master of Education program in instructional design and technology at my school, West Texas A&M University, has more than doubled its admissions during the last two years, even as similar programs nationwide have struggled. This is because we consistently honor six very simple practices in every course in the program. During my career as a senior instructional designer at Microsoft and Boeing, these practices were universal for online instruction. I have been shocked to learn how many online college courses incorporate none of them.