Online Courses--Mike Thirtle
The look and feel of an online course is as important as the knowledge and skills it is designed to impart. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.
I agree to a certain extent....I think that it's important to have quality content, no doubt, but I also think it's important not to go overboard on the bells/whistles in the online environment. Too much color, pictures, etc can actually detract from the learning environment. The best of courses combines excellent technical material with a good supporting cast of pictures, colors, text, etc.
absolutely! Quality is great especially when experience is added.
I have certainly seen examples of both ends of this continuum. The look should be "clean" the feel should be intuitive. Pages that are too busy can cause confusion and frustrate learners.
Richard Hough
