Definitions
Online Course
The Sloan Consortium defines online courses as “All course activity is done online; there are no required face-to-face sessions within the course.” However, this does not mean that students progress at their own pace without the guidance of faculty. Faculty play a tremendous role in facilitating and guiding students to achieve mastery of the course …
Hybrid Course
In hybrid courses, a significant portion of traditional face-to-face class time is replaced by online activities. These courses carefully integrate online and face-to-face activities using the best aspects of both environments to help meet the learning objectives. For example, a face-to-face course that meets three (3) times per week might opt to meet once per …
Self-Paced Course
Self-paced courses are designed to be completed at the students own pace and generally have a start and completion date. There is limited to no instructor involvement in the course.
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