What Do Benchmarks Say about Quality Assurance for Online Course Development in Higher Education?
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Hong Wang, Fort Hays State University, United States
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-64-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
As online programs continue to grow, quality assurance has become a critical topic in online education. This short article makes a brief summary of the benchmarks related to online course development, including benchmarks of the National Education Association (NEA), benchmarks of the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC), benchmarks of the American Federation of Teachers, and benchmarks of the Quality Matters project. In doing so the author hopes to promote the awareness of and commitment to quality assurance in online education.
Citation
Wang, H. (2008). What Do Benchmarks Say about Quality Assurance for Online Course Development in Higher Education?. In K. McFerrin, R. Weber, R. Carlsen & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2008--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 787-790). Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved October 27, 2020 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/27266/.
