Quality Assurance in Open and Distance Learning

This book is an edited collection of case studies from around the world. The case studies serve as illustrative examples of implementation of the concepts of quality, quality assessment and quality assurance in Open and Distance Learning in institutions around the world. The case studies are by authors who are leading experts well known in quality and quality assurance in Open and Distance Learning. The book has been edited by Dr. Michael Mariasingam, Mr. Thomas Smith, and Dr. Chère C. Gibson who have considerable expertise and experience in Open and Distance Learning and quality assurance in ODL. The Association of Finnish eLearning Centre is proud to be the co-publisher of this groundbreaking and important book regarding quality of eLearning and we encourage our international colleagues to accelerate not only their work with eLearning quality, but also enhance the sharing of various approaches and experiences of eLearning quality. Quality is fundamentally a learning process - and this valuable book provides its readers many important and well-documented views on quality of eLearning.Ari-Matti AuvinenChairman, Board of the Association of Finnish eLearning Centre, Leader of the quality initiative