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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: This paper set out to review best practices for quality assurance (QA) and explore the multiple ways and various purposes of defining standards with a desire to make sense of quality standards within a participatory quality culture in open-distance eLearning (ODeL) higher education institutions (HEIs). Concerns are that despite the rapid growth of distant education (DE), the metrics used for evaluating quality standards for leaner-centred instructional and delivery continue to be limited. ODeL standard development and the learning management system (LMS) have not captured the eLearning quality enhancing perspectives. Best practices require quality actors/institutions agreeing to link standards to QA. Learner-centered teaching focuses on use of various relevant media in open distance learning (ODL) or ODeL. Emerging technologies include various types of media: print, audio, video, telephone, computer-based and mobile hand-held devices that have improved communication systems bysynchronisinglearning delivery processes in ODeL systems. This paper highlights best practices in standard development that encourage multi-stakeholder involvement particularly academics the primary quality implementers. Self-assessment of learning, teaching, quality improvement and innovative learner-centred ODeL standard development by academics are recommended. |
| Keywords: standards, criteria, quality assurance, best practices, ODeL |
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