HOW MUCH TIME DOES ONLINE TEACHING TAKE?

One of the perceived barriers to increased faculty involvement in online instruction is that it involves more time than traditional face-to-face courses, reports the SANTEC October 2003 Information Update. A study of three asynchronous online courses tried to determine the amount of time needed to teach them in terms of reading and responding to emails; reading, participating in, and grading online discussions; and grading assignments.