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When taking an online course there are many factors that could make it good or bad. Some of the factors that make a course good are the incorporation of media from multiple sources, quick feedback from the course instructor and classmates and set deadlines that students are able to work at their own pace to meet. Some factors that make an online course bad as follows: the feeling of having busy work that may not have any visible goal, having limited involvement from the instructor or classmates, as well as the feeling that the course is set up in a way that it does not promote students making connections with one another or the instructor. Therefore hindering the ability to share thoughts. When thinking about what makes an online course good I am able to call upon many personal experiences. I have stated before that a good online course incorporates media from multiple sources; which I believe is an essential factor. Being able to have access to images, audio files, and videos assist with the learning process and it can assist those who are more visual or audio learners draw connections to the required written text. I also believe that it is important for instructor and student connections in online course. In a good …show more content…

I believe that most course work set by an instructor has purpose, however sometimes it can see as if the students are continually doing the same activity which will make them feel as if the activity has lost its purpose. An online course with a wide variety of activities will combat this. A bad online class also does not promote instructor and student involvement. I believe that students should be able to be familiarized with one another as well as the professor to promote conversation and the sharing for ideas and other information. Unfortunately, not all classes are designed in a way students can communicate

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