Assuring Quality in Online Offerings: Insights from A Universitys Faculty

Abstract

As the growth of online education offered by universities accelerates and spreads, universities are increasingly grappling with concerns related to widespread availability and the maintenance of academic quality. The Quality Matters at Southeastern Program fosters quality through a peer review process and offers a certification process to help assure quality in the Universitys online and blended course offerings. This report is a look at perceived impacts of the internal certification process by faculty.