Implementing Technology and Designed-Based Solutions to Create an Online Learning Environment

Abstract

Technology has radically altered not only access but also how instruction is delivered. Modern learning management systems (LMS) improve access to instruction by removing the barriers of time and of location. Students can literally go to school anywhere at any time. The use of learning technologies online has become a ubiquitous practice as a result of the spread of the internet. Even though the quality and value of technology-based instruction has rapidly increased, the use of e-learning technologies does not automatically guarantee good instruction. Even though the quality and value of technology-based instruction has rapidly increased, the use of e-learning technologies does not automatically guarantee good instruction. This chapter is about the choices and the design decisions that impact the delivery and deployment of technology-based instruction. Each of these choices requires an understanding of the trade-offs that the decision makers need to consider.