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Quality Assurance in Distance Education and E-learning
Challenges and Solutions from Asia
First Edition
Edited by:
- Insung Jung - International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
- Tat Men Wong - Professor, Wawasan Open University (WOU),
- Tian Belawati - Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
February 2013 | 332 pages | SAGE India
Quality Assurance in Distance Education and E-Learning: Challenges and Solutions from Asia documents the existing regulatory framework covering quality assurance (QA) systems in distance education (DE) in a number of Asian countries. It draws on the knowledge and experience of 16 selected DE/e-learning institutions of Asia and reveals the respective development of QA systems and procedures within these providers/programmes.
The endeavour towards developing QA systems through various stages of testing and development is in response to the growing public concern for the quality of DE as well as staff aspirations for quality. This book, through the selection of cases from the aforementioned institutions, covers a wide range of QA systems and perspectives of quality in DE. These cases present good practices in QA for DE/e-learning, analyse challenges in assuring the quality of DE products and services, offer possible solutions to meet those challenges, and present lessons for other DE providers.
I: A SYSTEMS OR BALANCED APPROACH TO QUALITY ASSURANCE
Cheong Hee Kiat
Pranee Sungkatavat and Theppasak Boonyarataphan
Robert Edward Butcher
Yeonwook Im
II: ENSURING THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
Sri Y P K Hardini et al
Chen L et al
Sanjaa Baigaltugs
Hae-Deok Song and Cheolil Lim
III: FOCUSING ON INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND PEDAGOGY
Katsuaki Suzuki
Li Yawan, Yang Tingting and Niu Ben
Pema Eden Samdup and Rose Nembiakkim
Patricia B Arinto
IV: ASSURING QUALITY OF LEARNING SUPPORT AND ASSESSMENT
Tat Meng Wong and Teik Kooi Liew
Naveed A Malik
V: OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
Uma Coomaraswamy
Anuwar Ali and Mansor Fadzil
Insung Jung
[The book] lucidly explains regulatory framework in 16 different institutions, reveals orderly growth of Quality Assurance systems, identifies challenges affecting distance education products/services, and shares solution for replication.... Editors deserve kudos for suggesting the sustainability of a positive attitude towards distance education.
