Guidelines for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of MOOCs

Commonwealth of Learning, (2016) Guidelines for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of MOOCs. Project Report. Commonwealth of Learning, Burnaby, British Columbia.

Abstract

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have emerged as an educational innovation with the potential to increase access to and improve the quality of education. Different stakeholders in education view MOOCs from different perspectives. However, there are common questions related to the quality of these courses and to the granting of equivalent credits. This document provides a set of guidelines designed to support decision making about the sorts of quality measures that are appropriate in different contexts. These MOOC Quality Guidelines can be used by governments, accreditation agencies, institutions and learners with an interest in developing, running, accrediting or participating in MOOCs, to improve quality assurance (QA) and accreditation.

• Item Type: Research Reports or Papers (Project Report)
• Additional Information: Professor Allison Littlejohn (The Open University, UK) and Dr Nina Hood (University of Auckland, New Zealand) researched and drafted the guidelines.
• Keywords: Massive open online course, MOOC, quality assurance, higher education, online learning, e-learning.
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Littlejohn, Professor Allison
• Authors: Commonwealth of Learning,
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Publisher: Commonwealth of Learning
• ISBN: 9781894975827
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2016 Commonwealth of Learning
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License