Features of High-Quality Online Courses in Higher Education: A Scoping Review

Autor/inn/en	Wright, Alysia C.; Carley, Cameron; Alarakyia-Jivani, Raisa; Nizamuddin, Sameer
Titel	Features of High-Quality Online Courses in Higher Education: A Scoping Review
Quelle	In: Online Learning, 27 (2023) 1, S.46-70 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2472-5749
Schlagwörter	Educational Quality; Online Courses; Higher Education; Literature Reviews; Content Analysis; Instructional Design; Teacher Role; Course Evaluation; Learner Engagement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Online course; Online-Kurs; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Inhaltsanalyse; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Lehrerrolle
Abstract	What are the features of high-quality online courses in higher education? In this scoping review, we explore peer-reviewed scholarship related to the features of online learning in postsecondary contexts. We searched ERIC (EBSCO), Education Research Complete, and SocINDEX with Fulltext to retrieve peer-reviewed literature from 2010-2022 pertaining to features of online learning in higher education. Two reviewers independently conducted the initial title and abstract screening (n = 1,574), full text review (n = 483), and data extraction of the included articles (n = 38). Using thematic content analysis to explore the data extracted from each article, we found that the literature predominately included scholarship related to quality online course design, instructor facilitation in online courses, quality assessment of online courses, and student engagement in online courses. The breadth of these themes included a multiplicity of strategies and approaches to consider when designing online learning experiences. We recommend that administrators, faculty members, and instructors responsible for designing online courses and programs for postsecondary contexts continue to incorporate these considerations to promote high-quality and consistent online offerings. We conclude the review by presenting four high-level considerations to guide these discussions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01