A volume in Perspectives in Instructional Technology and Distance EducationSeries Editors: Charles Schlosser and Michael SimonsonNova Southeastern UniversityThe Perfect Online Course: Best Practices for Designing and Teaching was edited under the assumptionthat a perfect online course can be delivered following different instructional methods and models fordesign and for instruction, and by implementing different teaching or instructional strategies. Suchmethods, models, and strategies are framed within quality educational guidelines and must be aimedtowards attaining the online course's learning goals. The book seeks to make a contribution to the existing body of literature related to best practices andguidelines for designing and teaching distance courses, specifically online education. The process ofselecting works suitable for this compilation included an extensive review of the journals QuarterlyReview of Distance Education and Distance Learning. The book begins by covering literature related togeneral approaches and guidelines, continues with proposed methods and models for designing andinstruction, and ends with instructional strategies to achieve engagement through interaction. The book is divided into four independent, yetinterrelated, parts and a concluding section: Part I: Introduction; Part II: Best Guidelines and Standards; Part III: Best Instructional Methods andModels; Part IV: Best Engagement Strategies; and the concluding section, And Finally, with words from Simonson who delineates the structure of aperfect online course. | The Perfect Online Course by Anymir Orellana, Paperback | Indigo Chapters