As an online economics instructor, you instruct an economics class through a virtual platform. Your duties include creating or following a curriculum, leading class discussions, designing assessment tools, grading exams and assignments, and advising students about their professional and educational careers. Other responsibilities may include participating in virtual faculty meetings and identifying training needs. Some online economics instructors also work closely with e-learning specialists to improve or enhance the curriculum, while others teach a predetermined curriculum set out by the college, university, or private education company for which they work.