COURSE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN ONLINE LEARNING
THE COURSE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN ONLINE LEARNING The purpose, goals, aims, vision and mission of eLearning need to be elaborated and are to be spelt out in the beginning. Next, this vision must be shared with all those concerned and those who are likely to be benefited (Shared Vision). Then the Strategy to achieve the set targets is to be planned. To work on the strategies, Structure (Facilities and people) is required. The suitable staff is to be assigned for different tasks. If the staff does not have the necessary skills, the same must be acquired. The style and system of operation should then be detailed out (This is also known as McKinsey’s 7S framework). The beauty of this open learning system is that “KNOWLEDGE IS FREE FOR ALL”. Hence there is no issue of Copyright. Knowledge is the best Gift that a human can give another being, be it in the form of example, citation, direct or indirect links, suggestions, advice, feedback etc. Each individual has his/ her own pace and style of...