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One of the hottest research topics today in higher education is E-Learning. Different issues and challenges such as pedagogical, technological, social, cultural, ethical and economical have been addressed in this context by many researchers. While online courses have always been a common approach to E-Learning, it is essential to develop some measurements in the form of quality assurance systems in order to reflect their learning effectiveness and improve the quality of teaching and learning. Therefore, a framework for evaluation of learning effectiveness in online courses is proposed in this article. A case study is presented to illustrate the use of the framework in a study programme. Finally, possible improvements and future directions of the framework are discussed in the conclusion.
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Chan, A.Y.K., Chow, K.O., Jia, W. (2003). A Framework for Evaluation of Learning Effectiveness in Online Courses. In: Zhou, W., Nicholson, P., Corbitt, B., Fong, J. (eds) Advances in Web-Based Learning - ICWL 2003. ICWL 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2783. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45200-3_36
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