چکیده (انگلیسی):

In the last few decades, teaching courses online has become a standard practice at many colleges
and universities. Although technologies and pedagogies have changed rapidly during this time,
developing an online course is still a labor and time-intensive undertaking. With changes in
staffing and course offerings, faculty are often faced with determining the most effective and
efficient ways to assume responsibilities for online courses. The authors suggest that under
particular ownership expectations there are three main approaches for faculty tasked with
offering a course online: 1) develop a new course, 2) modify an already existing course, or 3)
adopt an existing online course “as-is.” Some decision guidelines and sample scenarios are
offered to aid faculty in determining the best approach for launching or taking ownership of an
online course offering.