Share Paper: Examining the Validity of the iNACOL Standards: Improving K-12 Online Course Design

  1. David Adelstein, VIPKID, China
  2. Michael Barbour, Touro University, California, United States
Tuesday, March 27 12:10-12:30 PM Edison E

Abstract: The research presented created a revised K-12 online course design rubric based off the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) National Standards for Quality Online Courses The redesign was completed in three distinct phases, beginning with a literature review of the iNACOL standards that compared current K-12, higher education, and other related literature to each element found in the standards to test for content validity Phase two consisted of an expert panel review of the standards, along with phase one suggestions, over three rounds Viewing the standards through the specific lens of K-12 online course design, the experts combined, ...