Document Type

Book Chapter

Abstract

Despite dramatic increase in online education and the benefits associated with this instructional pedagogy, many challenges exist with the design and delivery of online learning. Faculty play a critical role in the process of quality online education. Yet, development opportunities for faculty are too few, often lacking a comprehensive approach needed for faculty to function optimally in the online learning environment. The interconnection among pedagogy, technology, context, students, faculty, key decision makers, and administrators in higher education complicates the online teaching and learning processes. The purpose of this chapter is to address development issues related to faculty who teach online by embracing training and other critical developmental support needed to ensure success of online education. Various training and development frameworks and models are recommended as ways to prepare and support faculty to teach effectively online.

Department(s)

Business

Publication Title

Handbook of Research on Virtual Training and Mentoring of Online Instructors.

First Page

40

Last Page

55

Publication Date

2019

DOI

10.4018/978-1-5225-6322-8.ch003

Comments

Originally published in:

Johnson, K. R., Hewapathirana, G. I., & Bowen, M. M. (2019). Faculty Development for Online Teaching. In J. Keengwe (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Virtual Training and Mentoring of Online Instructors. (pp. 40-55). IGI Global. 10.4018/978-1-5225-6322-8.ch003

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