title: Considering theory in assessing quality of web-based courses.
abstract: There are significant implications to jumping on the Internet-course bandwagon, and several questions should be answered before offering or enrolling in such a course. This article provides information on how quality has been assessed with online education, reviews the theoretical framework used in conducting such research, and provides a recommendation on which theory is most promising in evaluating the quality of Internet courses.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS, USA. veronica.thurmond@us.army.mil
authors.forename: Veronica A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Thurmond
mesh_terms: D020375:Education, Distance / Q000592:standards*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D017145:Models, Educational; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*