Educators in higher education are increasingly being called upon to design, develop, and deliver courses via the World Wide Web. Although reasons for the strong push to develop online courses are varied, it is clear that the perceived need for such courses is steadily increasing. Also needed are prescriptions for creating courses that are dynamic, interactive, and timely. This paper describes the process of developing a masters-level instructional design course at Emporia State University (Kansas) for delivery online. Rationale behind the need for such a course, development procedures, successes/failures, and prescriptions for future developers are discussed. (Author/MES)