An investigation of online course management systems in higher education: Platform selection, faculty training, and instructional quality

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 46-59

  Ray, Julie A ^a  

^a ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Course evaluation; Course management systems (CMS); Faculty training; Online learning; Professional development; Software selection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; CURRICULA; ONLINE SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

COURSE EVALUATIONS; COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; FACULTY TRAINING; ONLINE LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE SELECTION;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 77954106480     PISSN: 15501876     EISSN: 15501337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jicte.2009040105     Document Type: Article

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