Quality Assurance, Open and Distance Learning, and Australian Universities

Open and distance education has integrated quality assurance processes since its inception. Recently, the increased use of distance teaching systems, technologies, and pedagogies by universities without a distance education heritage has enabled them to provide flexible learning opportunities. They h...

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Autor principal:	Ian C. Reid
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2005
Materias:	distance education quality assurance online learning e-learning audit higher educatio Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7cc54bd7bb2541409464e3b668145d182021-12-02T19:20:55ZQuality Assurance, Open and Distance Learning, and Australian Universities10.19173/irrodl.v6i1.2221492-3831https://doaj.org/article/7cc54bd7bb2541409464e3b668145d182005-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/222https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Open and distance education has integrated quality assurance processes since its inception. Recently, the increased use of distance teaching systems, technologies, and pedagogies by universities without a distance education heritage has enabled them to provide flexible learning opportunities. They have done this in addition to, or instead of, face-to-face instruction, yet the practice of quality assurance processes as a fundamental component of distance education provision has not necessarily followed these changes. This paper considers the relationship between notions of quality assurance and open and distance education, between quality assurance and higher education more broadly, and between quality assurance and the implementation of recent quality audits in Australian universities. The paper compares quality portfolios submitted to the Australian Universities Quality Agency by two universities, one involved in distance education, the other not involved. This comparison demonstrates that the relationship is variable, and suggests that reasons for this have more to do with business drivers than with educational rationales. Keywords: distance education, quality assurance, online learning, e-learning, audit, higher educationIan C. ReidAthabasca University Pressarticledistance educationquality assuranceonline learninge-learningaudithigher educatioSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2005)
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description	Open and distance education has integrated quality assurance processes since its inception. Recently, the increased use of distance teaching systems, technologies, and pedagogies by universities without a distance education heritage has enabled them to provide flexible learning opportunities. They have done this in addition to, or instead of, face-to-face instruction, yet the practice of quality assurance processes as a fundamental component of distance education provision has not necessarily followed these changes. This paper considers the relationship between notions of quality assurance and open and distance education, between quality assurance and higher education more broadly, and between quality assurance and the implementation of recent quality audits in Australian universities. The paper compares quality portfolios submitted to the Australian Universities Quality Agency by two universities, one involved in distance education, the other not involved. This comparison demonstrates that the relationship is variable, and suggests that reasons for this have more to do with business drivers than with educational rationales. Keywords: distance education, quality assurance, online learning, e-learning, audit, higher education
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title	Quality Assurance, Open and Distance Learning, and Australian Universities
title_short	Quality Assurance, Open and Distance Learning, and Australian Universities
title_full	Quality Assurance, Open and Distance Learning, and Australian Universities
title_fullStr	Quality Assurance, Open and Distance Learning, and Australian Universities
title_full_unstemmed	Quality Assurance, Open and Distance Learning, and Australian Universities
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publisher	Athabasca University Press
publishDate	2005
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Quality Assurance, Open and Distance Learning, and Australian Universities

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