A method for evaluation of a course delivered via the world wide web in Brazil

Abstract

Abstract This paper describes the application of evaluation methods to a distance course and discusses the need for ongoing evaluation to control the quality of distance education courses. During the last quadrimester of 1996, a course in Graphic Mechanics was offered in Brazil through a distance education program entitled “Programa Educ@r”1 via the World Wide Web. Evaluation methods and data analysis were developed and applied during the period of the course, and results of the...