Accreditation of Online and Distance Learning Programs: Online GIS Education Program Experience

Autor/inn/en	Cabuk Anaper, Saye Nihan; Ulucay, D. Melike Taner; Cabuk, Alper
Titel	Accreditation of Online and Distance Learning Programs: Online GIS Education Program Experience
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 14 (2013) 1, S.231-244 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Accreditation (Institutions); Information Technology; Quality Control; Associate Degrees; Distance Education; Geographic Information Systems; Quality Assurance; Academic Standards; Foreign Countries; Educational Quality; Program Descriptions; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Informationstechnologie; Qualitätskontrolle; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Qualitätssicherung; Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Türkei
Abstract	The quality issue emerged as a topic of concern for the goods and product market has also become a key element in services like higher education. With the rise of the mobility of students, academicians and graduates, the quality and the compatibility of education systems have recently been subject to much debate. Moreover, the huge role of higher education in a society's economy and prosperity has added new dimensions to the measures of quality in higher education. With the quality assurance as a separate instrument in university management and in government policy, accreditation processes referring to compatibility of a higher education institution or a program with national or international performance standards started as a new quality assurance mechanism in different geographies around the World. On the other hand, the varying needs and living conditions, advancements in information technologies and internet, easy access and communication opportunities, and increased willingness to share information have given rise to a new form of education called distance learning. Online geographical information systems (GIS) program of Anadolu University is one of the distance education programs awarding an associate degree in the field. Using the GIS program as a case study, this paper analyses the eminent role of accreditation of online and distance learning programs on the transformation of quality measures in higher education. This paper also presents the detailed learning outcomes of the program and its importance for accreditation. (Contains 2 figures and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Anadolu University. Office of the Rector, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey. Tel: +90-222-335-34-53; Fax: +90-222-335-34-86; e-mail: rektor@anadolu.edu.tr; e-mail: TOJDE@anadolu.edu.tr; Web site: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10