Joel,
Communication, communication and did I say communiation? It's WAY important. I tell online instructors all the time - "If you want to get the worst teaching evaluations you have ever received. . .don't communicate." ;-] Research shows that it takes about 15 hours to put 1 hour of online instruction online, as you have to develop the material, make sure it's accessble to students, provide feedback, answer questions, etc. However, if you teach the course over and over again, that number drastically dimenishes. Keep it up!
