Exemplary Online Course Awards

features typically include administrative uses of web materials such as posting of course syllabus, listing of schedule, course and instructor information, posting of grades
provides an additional, but not exclusive, point of reference for pages of course content, links to relevant websites, study guides, self-assessment activities, etc.
communication tools may be provided to facilitate contact with instructor and fellow learners; participation in the web course space is not required in order to meet course objectives

access to and participation in the web course activities is required; a learner cannot be a productive member of the class and meet course objectives without regular web access
face-to-face meetings are retained, but may be on a reduced frequency
much of the course content may be generated by participants through discussion, collaboration, and presentation

face-to-face meetings no longer occur
all student-to-student, student-to-instructor, and student-to-content interaction takes place via the web course tools

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