Introduction: International Perspectives on Online Instruction

Abstract

Online learning has now become a normal part of teaching and learning. Although online learning has been around for the past three decades, the global pandemic of 2020 and 2021 has fast-forwarded its adoption around the world. Now the focus is not so much on the technologies themselves, which are mature, but rather on how best to use that technologies to create an effective teaching and learning experience for instructors and students. This chapter has outlined the key principles involved in designing online courses and the key practices that instructors can use to create effective learning. Within this context, the chapters in this book illustrate important examples of how these principles and practices are being implemented around the world at different institutions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)