Orientaciones en el diseño y evaluación de un curso virtual para la enseñanza de aplicaciones informáticas

— In spite of the fact that virtual education is being implemented rapidly at a national level, its incorporation in Spanish universities is still not very relevant and mainly it focuses on postgraduate courses. Nevertheless, the arrival of the European Higher Education Area will oblige universities to take action to virtualize its education. In order to assist teachers who are confronted with the design of a virtual course for the first time, this paper presents a guide which will help to orientate them in this task. Likewise, the paper describes and analyses the results obtained from a virtual course, about the use of a software application, developed and taught in the University of Cantabria.