The traditional face-to-face college course is a cohort-based course and has a fixed number of students who progress together to complete the course, and they're led by an instructor who guides them and provides feedback and assessments.
Online courses are very similar. The only difference is that there are more ways for students to communicate with each other, since they're working in an online environment and may be working together for one class or a series of classes.
The main characteristics of instructor-led, cohort-based courses include the following:
- A common start and end date
- A fixed timeline that keeps all students working together
- Communication with the instructor, who provides guidance and feedback
- Student interaction and collaboration, with a focus on communication
- Assessments with instructor guidance...
