<p>Communication is important from instructors to let students know what the work load will be like and expectations from the students. Students will be better able to rise to the level of what is required if they know from the beginning rather waiting until mid- class. A lot of students may have come from face to face settings where classes met for the required time every week and they turned in their assignments by the syllabus due date. Online classes are set up much differently because the student has much more flexibility of when he or she will access lecture videos or assignments. Instructors have to be aware of this and also plan accordingly that their hours may not always be 9-5.</p>