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Makale Özeti:
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cultural differences, i.e.
different contexts and backgrounds, on instructional designers’ perspectives of
quality in online environments. Using a questionnaire developed based on the
Quality Matters rubric, we found designers in Canada focus slightly more on
Learner Support strategies than designers in Spain. Despite differences in their
contexts and some responsibilities, instructional designers in both countries
consider the same features important and pay attention to them in their practices in
order to develop good quality online courses. These features are institutional
commitment, faculty support, student support, technology, course
structure/instructional design, and assessment/evaluation and accessibility. Future
research is required to improve the generalization of the results of the existing
study while identifying other factors, such as budget and technology literacy that
influence instructional designers’ approaches in developing high-quality online
learning materials.
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