Design Matters: Development and Validation of the Online Course Design Elements (OCDE) Instrument

Course design is critical to online student engagement and retention. This study focused on the development and validation of an online course design elements (OCDE) instrument with 38 Likert-type scale items in five subscales: (a) overview, (b) content presentation, (c) interaction and communicatio...

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Autores principales:	Florence Martin, Doris U. Bolliger, Claudia Flowers
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2021
Materias:	online course design design elements instrument validation confirmatory factor analysis structural equation model Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/3f65e7e93e3e43669d9aa6bef9a24bd0
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3f65e7e93e3e43669d9aa6bef9a24bd02021-12-02T19:25:57ZDesign Matters: Development and Validation of the Online Course Design Elements (OCDE) Instrument10.19173/irrodl.v22i2.51871492-3831https://doaj.org/article/3f65e7e93e3e43669d9aa6bef9a24bd02021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/5187https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Course design is critical to online student engagement and retention. This study focused on the development and validation of an online course design elements (OCDE) instrument with 38 Likert-type scale items in five subscales: (a) overview, (b) content presentation, (c) interaction and communication, (d) assessment and evaluation, and (e) learner support. The validation process included implementation with 222 online instructors and instructional designers in higher education. Three models were evaluated which included a one-factor model, five-factor model, and higher-order model. The five-factor and higher-order models aligned with the development of the OCDE. The frequency of use of OCDE items was rated above the mean 4.0 except for two items on collaboration and self-assessment. The overall OCDE score was related to self-reported levels of expertise but not with years of experience. The findings have implications for the use of this instrument with online instructors and instructional designers in the design of online courses. Florence MartinDoris U. BolligerClaudia FlowersAthabasca University Pressarticleonline course designdesign elementsinstrument validationconfirmatory factor analysisstructural equation modelSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 22, Iss 2 (2021)
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description	Course design is critical to online student engagement and retention. This study focused on the development and validation of an online course design elements (OCDE) instrument with 38 Likert-type scale items in five subscales: (a) overview, (b) content presentation, (c) interaction and communication, (d) assessment and evaluation, and (e) learner support. The validation process included implementation with 222 online instructors and instructional designers in higher education. Three models were evaluated which included a one-factor model, five-factor model, and higher-order model. The five-factor and higher-order models aligned with the development of the OCDE. The frequency of use of OCDE items was rated above the mean 4.0 except for two items on collaboration and self-assessment. The overall OCDE score was related to self-reported levels of expertise but not with years of experience. The findings have implications for the use of this instrument with online instructors and instructional designers in the design of online courses.
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title	Design Matters: Development and Validation of the Online Course Design Elements (OCDE) Instrument
title_short	Design Matters: Development and Validation of the Online Course Design Elements (OCDE) Instrument
title_full	Design Matters: Development and Validation of the Online Course Design Elements (OCDE) Instrument
title_fullStr	Design Matters: Development and Validation of the Online Course Design Elements (OCDE) Instrument
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Design Matters: Development and Validation of the Online Course Design Elements (OCDE) Instrument

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