Concept of Quality and Quality Assurance as Applied in ODL
Watch the YouTube video below by the Commonwealth of Learning which explains the concept of Quality, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control in ODeL.
Assuring the quality of education provision is a
fundamental aspect of gaining and maintaining credibility for programs,
institutions, and national systems of higher education worldwide. Despite a long
and generally successful track record, open and distance learning (ODL) is
still required to prove that the quality of student learning is at least
equivalent to face-to-face teaching. A comprehensive quality assurance (QA)
system can help accomplish this. Quality assurance in education is intended to
improve the quality of an institution's methods, educational products, and
outcomes. This includes developing and producing learning materials, academic
programs, services and support, and student learning standards for the case of
an ODL.
Identify
key measurements of Quality in an Education setting after watching this video-