Web course management in higher education

Associate Pro f fessor of Computer Education Memorial University of New fo u n d l a n d b m a n n @ m o r g a n . u c s . mu n . c a T his paper has three aims; first, to briefly describe the aspirations of c o m m e rcial Web course management systems (WCMS’s) in education. The second aim is to examine the applicability of familiar i n s t ructional design models and theories to the re q u i rements of We b course management systems ( W C M S ’s). Finally, this art i c l e p resents principles of Web course management systems in a thre e phases that describes how educators' intuitions, personal pre f e rences and prior educational experiences shape the management of their Web courses.

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