Effective professional development enables instructors to develop the knowledge and skills needed to manage their workload, improve instruction, and enhance the learning process.

The online learner relies on the instructor as the main source of course information, updates and adjustments, and feedback on learner progress.

Effective professional development enables instructors to develop their knowledge and skills needed to manage their workload, improve instruction, and enhance the learning process.

Expectations, activity, cooperation, interaction, diversity, and responsibility are all intricate parts of the online education process

Many times students succumb to the pressure of school, work, and other activities with which they are involved. There are certain skills needed to succeed in the online environment; however, it is essential that students understand pitfalls they should avoid. These pitfalls limit students' success and encourage procrastination.

It is important to use a variety of tools for successful communication in an online course. Each tool provides a unique ability to engage students and the instructor in meaningful dialog.

 the key is to help students understand why the content is important to learn and that you care about their achievement of the learning outcomes. 

I learnedfrom this Students should realize that online classes require as much time and commitment (or more) than traditional face-to-face classesmodule that 

I have learned Guidelines must first be provided and then the instructor must monitor the discussion to assess the direction and content. Without this monitoring, there is a risk of minimal discussion or too much unfocused discussion.

 but any rules, are best articulated in the syllabus or course handbook.