Samuel P. Wallace and Lisa J. Goodnight

20The Development of Online Learning in the Basic Course in Communication

Abstract: The Internet and its associated technologies have changed the appearance of the basic course in communication and made a fundamentally face-to-face experience available to a wide range of students both on and off campus, including those with accessibility issues related to physical disabilities. The online environment includes a significant economic benefit by increasing the number of credit hours delivered by the institution. Basic course modalities discussed in this chapter include asynchronous distance learning, blended learning (hybrid), and the flipped classroom modes. The chapter describes the migration of the basic ...

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