Legal Issues

• Regular and Effective Contact in Online Courses REQUIRED!
• 2011 Distance Education Accessibility Requirement Guidelines for Students with Disabilities REQUIRED!
• Accessibility
• Copyright, Fair Use, and TEACH Act
• Know Your Copyrights
• FERPA - Student Privacy Rights
  • FERPA Guidelines
  • FERPA - Student Access to Education Records
  • FERPA and Social Media: Common Sense Guidelines
    
• Are Your Online Students Really the Ones Registered for the Course? Student Authentication Requirements for Distance Education Providers
• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

Guidelines

• Distance Education Report from State Chancellor's Office April 2011
• Recommended Components of an Online Course in Etudes
• Accredited Online Colleges vs. Non Accredited Online Colleges
• Guidelines for effective online discussions from University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Guide to Evaluating Distance Education and Correspondence Education, ACCJC, WASC, June 2011