Evaluation during the process of course design includes three sequential stages:

• Evaluation before the development of the course, to identify the needs of the target group and the type of course that might be developed to meet those needs
• Evaluation during the develop ment of the course, to provide feedback on the products emerging at each stage of the development in order to improve those products
• Evaluation after the presentation of a course, to produce information that might aid in remaking or improving part or all of the course at a later time.

• R.F. Melton, "The Role Evaluation Has to Play: Evaluation Prior to the Development of the Course"
  

  >>  Evaluation prior to the development of a course.
  >>  Developmental testing
  >>  Evaluation following presentation of a course

• Evaluation Tools
  
• Developing Written Questionnaires: Determining if Questionnaires Should be Used
  
• Research and Evaluation Needs for Distance Education: A Delphi Study
  
• Assessing the role of educational technology in the teaching and learning process: a learner-centred perspective
  
• Developing Course Objectives
  
• Assessment Measures: Pre-Tests for Successful Distance Teaching and Learning? 
  
• Evaluation for Distance Educators
  
• Information on Evaluation from the University of Idaho
  
• Evaluation and examination information from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) in Thailand