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Makale Özeti:
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The researchers conducted an exploratory study to determine the design quality of some
E-courses delivered via the web to a number of colleagues at the university. Results
revealed a number of shortcomings in the design of these courses, mostly due to the
absence of effective principles in the design of these E-courses, especially principles of
pedagogy in relation to learning theories.
So, this study seeks to identify effective principles in the design of courses for internetbased
learning in the light of current learning theories, by answering the following
question: What are the most effective principles when designing E-learning courses in the
light of current learning theories? After an extensive review and analysis of the literature
and previous studies relating to quality standards for the instructional design of E-courses
delivered via the web, in particular, and quality standards for E-learning, in general, the
results of this study revealed a number of principles for course design in E-learning. These
are: identifying learning and performance outcomes; identifying methods and strategies of
learning; designing learning activities; providing feedback and motivating the learner and
determining the context and impact of learning. In the light of the findings of this study,
with reference to the literature, we present a set of recommendations and pedagogical
implications for professionals working in course design in E-learning at University of
Dammam.
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