EDU-QA: Quality Assurance in ODL and Higher Education

This course discusses the important issue of accreditation and quality assurance in online, open and higher education. We will review US, UK and other international standards.

• Credit value: 3 (US standard) | 6 (ECTS standard)
• Indicative duration (full time): 4-6 weeks
• Indicative duration (part-time): 5-8 week
• Certificate: Yes

This course is based on standard EUCLID methodology. Students may refer to the following resources:

Academic Guidelines (HQ version)
Academic Guidelines (most recent version even if unofficial)
Student Orientation Guidelines (most recent version even if unofficial)
Zotero instructions for EUCLID students

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

• QA and accreditation agencies
• Accreditation standards and handbooks
• Current issues
• Internationalization

Course material is provided in the form of embedded videos and downloadable PDFs.