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This chapter is structured to target what we have identified as five key dimensions of planning, developing, and maintaining successful online learning specific to your educational institution. This chapter is written to be helpful to you whether you are just getting started with online learning or already have a strategy in place that you want to refine or further develop. In order to best maximize your efforts, we recommend that you (1) establish quality as a top priority; (2) customize your e-Learning approach for your institution; (3) invest in learning design and faculty development; (4) work strategically with educational technology and its vendors; and (5) leverage the e-Learning community. Each of the sections includes a brief overview of the essential information you need to know about the topic and then provides concrete suggestions for what you can do at your institution in order to make progress in that area. The authors of this chapter have over 40 years of combined experience in online education, starting as learning designers and moving into leadership roles. We have structured this chapter based on our professional experiences and our personal commitment to and passion for quality in e-Learning.
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Gregg, A., Holsing, C., Rocco, S. (2018). Quality Online Learning: e-Learning Strategies for Higher Education. In: Piña, A., Lowell, V., Harris, B. (eds) Leading and Managing e-Learning. Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61780-0_2
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