Chapter 7. Assessment and Evaluation in Online Learning

Authors

  • Ross A. Perkins

Abstract

Chapter 7 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 55, no. 4), “Librarians as Online Course Designers and Instructors,” edited by Lucy Santos Green

Conducting an evaluation or assessment of online instruction requires a person to carefully consider stakeholders, context, conditions, and audience. Those with a systems perspective and a systematic approach are able to plan an evaluation, collect data, analyze it, and report results in a way that is useful for decisions of all kinds. Quality evaluations or assessments positively impact instructional design decisions, content delivery options, program retention discussions, and technology adoption. Chapter 7 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 55, no. 4), “Librarians as Online Course Designers and Instructors,” addresses how to evaluate and assess online learning and how to do so in a way that is systemic and systematic.

Author Biography

Ross A. Perkins

Ross A. Perkins, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Technology at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. He serves as a coordinator for the online EdS and EdD programs offered by the department. Perkins is the lead facilitator of the online master’s degree capstone course and has taught graduate classes on instructional design and evaluation. Perkins has been designing and teaching online courses since 2002. He earned his doctorate in curriculum and instruction, with an emphasis on instructional technology, at Virginia Tech.

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Published

2019-05-16

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 4 (2019): May/June

Section

Chapters