Using Informal Collaboration to Develop Quality Assurance Processes for eLearning in Developing Countries: The Case of the University of Botswana and the University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Marilyn; Thurab-Nkhosi, Dianne; Giannini-Gachago, Daniela
Titel	Using Informal Collaboration to Develop Quality Assurance Processes for eLearning in Developing Countries: The Case of the University of Botswana and the University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 1 (2005) 1, S.108-127 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-0556
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Intercollegiate Cooperation; Shared Resources and Services; Developing Nations; Quality Assurance; Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Blended Learning; Curriculum Development; Information Technology; Telecommunications; Synchronous Communication; Asynchronous Communication; Models; Benchmarking; Scoring Rubrics; Online Courses; Botswana; Trinidad and Tobago + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulkooperation; Gemeinwirtschaft; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Qualitätssicherung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Informationstechnologie; Telekommunikationstechnik; Analogiemodell; Scoring formulas; Auswertungsbogen; Online course; Online-Kurs; Trinidad und Tobago
Abstract	Collaboration among institutions of higher education involves the sharing of financial, administrative and infrastructural resources with others through a formal memorandum of understanding. There are occasions where due to bureaucratic or political barriers, a formal collaborative arrangement may not be possible, however, academic partnerships may foster informal collaboration or cooperation among institutions. This paper examines one such informal collaboration existing between the University of Botswana and The University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre. The authors share the informal collaborative model used to develop a quality assurance tool for eLearning and compare approaches in eLearning course development and quality assurance procedures at both institutions. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Dave Hill, St. Michael BB11000, Barbados. Tel: 868-663-9021; Fax: 868-645-9741; Web site: http::ijedict.dec.uwi.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01