It is easy, or at least sounds so, that something as simple as mentally being prepared can contribute to the success of a course. Granted, there are those instructors out there, many of which teach on-line courses as extra-work or income aside from their full-time obligations. Also, sometimes this work is taken from the perspective of "just go through the motions" type of mentality. Mentally preparing, with interest and intent, and many other factors, would make for great research initiatives.
