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Quality Assurance in Distance Education and E-Learning: Challenges and Solutions from Asia documents the existing regulatory framework covering quality assurance (QA) systems in distance education (DE) in a number of Asian countries. It draws on the knowledge and experience of 16 selected DE/e-learning institutions of Asia and reveals the respective development of QA systems and procedures within these providers/programmes. The endeavour towards developing QA systems through various stages of testing and development is in response to the growing public concern for the quality of DE as well as staff aspirations for quality. This book, through the selection of cases from the aforementioned institutions, covers a wide range of QA systems and perspectives of quality in DE. These cases present good practices in QA for DE/e-learning, analyse challenges in assuring the quality of DE products and services, offer possible solutions to meet those challenges, and present lessons for other DE providers.

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Author:   Insung Jung ,  Tat Meng Wong ,  Tian Belawati
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9789386446299

ISBN 10:   9386446294
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   20 March 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   Hindi

Table of Contents

Foreword - Asha Kanwar Preface I: A SYSTEMS OR BALANCED APPROACH TO QUALITY ASSURANCE Singapore’s SIM University - Cheong Hee Kiat Thailand’s Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University - Pranee Sungkatavat and Theppasak Boonyarataphan Open University of Hong Kong - Robert Edward Butcher S. Korea’s Hanyang Cyber University - Yeonwook Im II: ENSURING THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT PROCESSES Indonesia’s Universitas Terbuka - Sri Yuniati P K Hardini, Deetje Sunarsih, Any Meilani and Tian Belawa China’s Peking University School of Distance Learning for Medical Education - Chen Li, Shen Xinyi, Gao Shuping and Liu Yiguang Mongolian e-Knowledge - Sanjaa Baigaltugs S. Korea’s AutoEver - Hae-Deok Song and Cheolil Lim III: FOCUSING ON INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND PEDAGOGY Japan’s Kumamoto University Online Graduate School - Katsuaki Suzuki Open University of China - Li Yawan, Yang Tingting and Niu Ben India’s Indira Gandhi National Open University - Pema Eden Samdup and Rose Nembiakkim University of the Philippines Open University - Patricia B Arinto IV: ASSURING QUALITY OF LEARNING SUPPORT AND ASSESSMENT Malaysia’s Wawasan Open University - Tat Meng Wong and Teik Kooi Liew Virtual University of Pakistan - Naveed A Malik V: OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT Open University of Sri Lanka - Uma Coomaraswamy Open University Malaysia - Anuwar Ali and Mansor Bin Fadzil Concluding Remarks: Future Policy Directions - Insung Jung Index

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Insung Jung is currently Professor of Education at the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo, Japan. Before joining ICU in 2003, she served as the Director of the Multimedia Education Center at the Ewha Women’s University, Seoul and was on the faculty of the Korea National Open University. She has also served as a consultant and technical advisor Seoul distance learning to numerous national and international institutions, including UNESCO’s Open and Distance Learning Initiative for Higher Education Knowledge Base, the APEC ICT Human Capacity-Building and Facilitation of Human Resources Exchange, and the Advisory Committee of World Bank’s GDLN project in Korea. Her recent publications include Distance and Blended Learning in Asia and Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Distance Education and e-Learning. Tat Meng Wong was formerly a Professor of Wawasan Open University (WOU), and also the former Vice Chancellor and CEO of WOU Penang. He also served as the President of Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) from January 2011 to September 2012. He graduated with a PhD in Zoology from Otago University in New Zealand in 1972 and has more than 40 years experience in conventional and ODL institutions, having held senior positions in Universiti Sains Malaysia (1972–1993), Open University of Hong Kong (1993–2006), and WOU (from 2006–September 2012). His current interests include QA in ODL systems and change management. Tian Belawati is Professor and currently Rector of Universitas Terbuka (Indonesia Open University). She has been working in the field of distance education since 1985 and has presented many papers at national and international conferences, and has published numerous books and academic journals. She has served as Secretary General (2008–2009) and President (2009–2010) of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) and is President of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE). She has also been actively involved in research on the use of ICT for education in Asia with the PANdora Network, on which she now serves as a Board Member.

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