Ensuring instructor presence is vital in ensuring an effective online classroom environment. Students have the tendency to think that Instructors are too BUSY to ask questions or get clarification on subject material, however we can change this by frequent announcement posts, indicating to students that we are available with our posted office hours or live classroom sessions hours. Along with various ways to reach us, by phone/email or even text messages.

For a successful online experience the student as well as the instructor, should have basic computer skills. Since different institutions uses different platforms. There should be some raining on have to be successful using the LMS before the course starts.