The Landscape of Quality Assurance in Distance Education

Autor/inn/en	Scull, W. Reed; Kendrick, David; Shearer, Rick; Offerman, Dana
Titel	The Landscape of Quality Assurance in Distance Education
Quelle	In: Continuing Higher Education Review, 75 (2011), S.138-149 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0893-0384
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Continuing Education; Educational Quality; Quality Control; Evaluation Methods; Accountability; Total Quality Management; Best Practices; National Survey of Student Engagement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Weiterbildung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Qualitätskontrolle; Verantwortung; Quality management; Qualitätsmanagement
Abstract	Distance education permeates the field of professional and continuing education to such an extent that quality assurance (QA) is a topic no distance educator or administrator should avoid. Quality assurance is an issue not just for continuing education but also for higher education generally. Given the disruptive impact of distance education and technology on understandings of educational quality, this article provides an overview of quality-assurance issues in distance education. In that spirit, the authors examine topics across four general themes: (1) the external and internal dimensions of quality assurance; (2) major initiatives that affected distance education quality assurance; (3) the most promising tools and techniques in the field; and (4) a look forward to what will likely influence the landscape of quality assurance in distance education. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	University Professional & Continuing Education Association. 1 Dupont Circle NW Suite 615, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-659-3130; Fax: 202-785-0374; Web site: http://www.upcea.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10