QUALITY IN E-LEARNING COURSES. THE NEED OF THE INITIAL EVALUATION

Authors

  • Raquel-Amaya Martínez González
  • Andrés Sampedro Nuño
  • María Henar Péres Borrero
  • María Miláns del Bosch Ramos
  • Esperanza Granda González
Keywords: initial evaluation, e-learning, quality in training

Abstract

The study compares the results obtained on an initial evaluation prior to the development of an European on-line course and the ones gathered while developing the course and at its conclusion. The objective is to highlight the value of the initial evaluation to guarantee quality in e-learning courses, which suggest the need to continually adjust the components of the learning programme to the diversity of the participants. Data for the initial evaluation has been gathered through a questionnaire applied to 26 learners; among the issues analysed are motivation, and expectations regarding the course, previous experience in e-learning courses; abilities in using communication technology, and time available to be engaged in e-learning experiences. Throughout the performance of the course and after its conclusion, qualitative content analysis of the messages written by the participants was performed. The results obtained allowed to highlight the value of the initial evaluation to explain the quality of the course and its effects on the participants. In this paper only some of the results obtained are shown.

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Author Biographies

Raquel-Amaya Martínez González

Profesora Titular de Universidad Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación Universidad de Oviedo

Andrés Sampedro Nuño

Director del Servicio de Proceso de Imágenes y Tecnologías Multimedia Universidad de Oviedo

María Henar Péres Borrero

Doctora y Profesora Asociada en el Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación Universidad de Oviedo

María Miláns del Bosch Ramos

Licenciada en Pedagogía Servicio de Proceso de Imágenes y Tecnologías Multimedia Universidad de Oviedo

Esperanza Granda González

Licenciada en Pedagogía Servicio de Innovación AulaNet Universidad de Oviedo
How to Cite
Martínez González, R.-A., Sampedro Nuño, A., Péres Borrero, M. H., Miláns del Bosch Ramos, M., & Granda González, E. (2005). QUALITY IN E-LEARNING COURSES. THE NEED OF THE INITIAL EVALUATION. Distance Education Journal. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/red/article/view/24661