Developing an Evaluation Plan for a Fully Online Degree Program in HRD

Effectiveness in distance education has been scrutinized for years, but only recently has literature focused on Web-based learning. As more online degree programs are established, the need for evaluation methodologies and processes guiding those activities increases. This paper describes on-going research to develop an evaluation plan for a fully online graduate degree program in HRD, including the theoretical framework, process, methodology, and resulting evaluation plan. Future work includes plan implementation and subsequent reporting.