Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v25i1.4568
A Model for Assessing the Qquality of a Distance Education Programme in an Online Environment: China’s Experience
Weijuan Li
; Yellow River Conservancy Technical Institute, Dean’s office
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered the course of the educational process around the world. The digitalisation of learning through distance learning has become the key to ensuring the quality of education. The study aims to develop a model for continuous assessment of the quality of teaching distance education programmes in an online environment. The main components of the model, two variables, 14 dimensions, and 75 indicators are identified. The validity was assessed by 22 experts from the USA, China, Chile, Portugal, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. The research is based on a bibliographic analysis of standards, models and guidelines which formulate principles and methods created by academic researchers and governments in the USA, Latin America and European countries for evaluating distance learning programmes. Experts rated the proposed measurements as clear, important and appropriate for evaluating distance education programmes. Indicators and measurement indicators were assessed by experts as relevant for evaluating distance learning programmes. The main study result is the developed quality assessment model for distance learning programmes for universities. The final model included two main variables, 14 measures, and 75 indicators. The model received content in the form of measurements and corresponding indicators. Among the main features of the proposed model is the possibility of a complete assessment of the quality of teaching within the curriculum in order to subsequently take steps to improve it. The research findings may be of interest to educational researchers, educators, university administrators, distance course coordinators and training programmes.
Keywords
distance learning; learning programme quality; online learning environment; quality of teaching; quality of training.
Hrčak ID:
302993
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Publication date:
29.3.2023.
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