Quality Assurance in Asian Distance Education: Diverse Approaches and Common Culture

Autor/inn/en	Jung, Insung; Wong, Tat Meng; Li, Chen; Baigaltugs, Sanjaa; Belawati, Tian
Titel	Quality Assurance in Asian Distance Education: Diverse Approaches and Common Culture
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 12 (2011) 6, S.63-83 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Distance Education; Prior Learning; Quality Control; Foreign Countries; Educational Quality; Accountability; Guidelines; Evaluation Methods; Educational Policy; Accreditation (Institutions); Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Vorkenntnisse; Qualitätskontrolle; Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Verantwortung; Richtlinien; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Asien
Abstract	With the phenomenal expansion of distance education in Asia during the past three decades, there has been growing public demand for quality and accountability in distance education. This study investigates the national quality assurance systems for distance education at the higher education level in Asia with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of the current level of development of quality assurance in Asian distance education and to offer potential directions for policy makers when developing and elaborating quality assurance systems for distance education. The analysis of the existing quality assurance frameworks in the 11 countries/territories selected reveals that the level of quality assurance policy integration in the overall national quality assurance in higher education policy framework varies considerably. The purpose of quality assurance, policy frameworks, methods, and instruments in place are generally tailored to each country's particular circumstances. There are, however, obvious commonalities that underpin these different quality assurance efforts. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10