Become acquainted with the list of Missouri homeschooling regulations. These can be found on several homeschooling websites and often can be downloaded as a PDF to have on hand. This information will tell you the following:
1. Compulsory Age Attendance
2. Required Days of Instruction
3. Required Subjects
4. Missouri State Homeschool Statutes
Determine your budget. Online homeschooling programs can range from free to very expensive. The free programs are usually run through the public school system (where available) but also come with more stringent requirements and less freedom. The more expensive programs are run through private schools . These generally come with a comprehensive online program that includes private interaction with real instructors online and full record-keeping. There are also many other programs that fall in between these two extremes. Some even allow courses to be purchased on a class-by-class basis for those who want split time between the internet and the textbook.
Decide on a curriculum. One of the big advantages to online homeschooling is the wide range of curriculum options. If you are homeschooling more than one child, this enables you to choose programs that are suited to each child. Most online curriculum sites do a good job of outlining what they do and how they do it. An hour or two of doing a browser search should provide the options that best suit your needs.