A framework for Quality Assurance of e-Learning Program
Conference Paper
Usmani, Dr Muhammad Abdul Wahid . 2013
نوع عمل المنشور:
Conference Paper
اسم المؤتمر:
33rd International Conference For e-learning & Distance Education
عنوان المؤتمر:
Riyadh
تاريخ المؤتمر:
الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 7, 2013
المنظمة الراعية:
National Center for E-Learning and Distance Learning
مستخلص المنشور:
E-Learning is a growing concern of educators and policy makers as it captures a large number of students’ population who is unable to attend formal classroom education. Many tools and contents have been developed and many more are being developed on a regular basis but the element of Quality has not been equally stressed. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has established a National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA) which is responsible for assuring quality of higher education programs. The commission has produced a draft version of standards for E-Learning programs. However, the standards suggested for E-Learning are the same as the standards for formal classroom based teaching. National Center for E-Learning is also actively involved in facilitating and advancing E-learning areas but they too have not come up with any guidelines for quality assurance of E-Learning programs. A review of literature reveals that considerable work has been done in some countries as an attempt to provide some framework for Quality Assurance to E-learning programs. This paper attempts to provide a general framework to Quality Assurance professionals for producing standards for quality assurance of E-Learning programs within the general framework of the National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment (NCAAA) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.