This can be a very difficult issue. Most institutions have procedures to be followed when a courses changes its learning strategies, mode of delivery or learning outcomes. The big problem to be addressed when moving a course from a "conventional" (face to face or traditional distance) delivery is:

• How much of a change to, or introduction of, e-learning or e-resources will require a course review, re-validation or re-approval?
• This can be a source of considerable tension! Consider the following scenarios and ask yourself: "Which or these should require the course to be formally re-examined and which would be accepted in the interests of not discouraging staff wish to innovate their course by requiring what would be seen as unnecessary bureaucracy?".
  • A course makes a large amount of courses available on a web site
  • A course makes use of a VLE for discussions alongside the lecture programme
  • A course introduces independent study tasks alongside the lecture programme which are formatively but not summatively assessed
  • A course replaces 25% of its delivery and assessment by use of a VLE
  • A course moves entirely to "e" delivery

You are likely to find this gives rise to considerable debate...