Research On Web Course Design And Implementation On E-learning In Higher Education

The rapid development of Information Technology (IT) has explored a brand-new field for teaching-learning activities of mankind and it has been integrated into every aspect of teaching-learning activities in an astonishing speed. Web course is the foundational element of E-learning; it is made up of both teaching-learning contents and activities based on computer network. With the flourishing development of E-learning in China, a large number of high quality web courses have been implemented. However, there are many poor quality web courses which can not make full use of the advantages born with E-learning. Thus systematic analyses need to be taken to improve the general output quality of web courses.The author of this dissertation has done researches on articles selected from search engines of both ERIC and BJET and also on some articles from local publications issued after the year 2000, thus the author has a clear perception of the theories on web course design.Under the guidance of these theories, the author designed a web course, Fundamentals of Accounting, which took part in the National Fine Web Courses 2008 ,containing both the teaching-learning contents and a web-based instruction platform. Furthermore, the author develops a new system of web course evaluation standards. Web course design and implementation approaches have been discussed in this thesis from both theoretical and practical perspective. The research results of this dissertation can serve as a pragmatic reference for teachers and engineers who are engaged in web course design.