ERIC Number: EJ1044054
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Distance Education Policy Standards: A Review of Current Regional and National Accrediting Organizations in the United States
Keil, Suzanne; Brown, Abbie
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, v17 n3 Fall 2014
A review of distance education accreditation policies and standards written by the six United States regional accrediting commissions and two national accrediting organizations: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges - Commission on Institutions of Higher Education; the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools - The Higher Learning Commission; Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Commission on Colleges; the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges; the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools; and the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. The proliferation of the distance education policies introduced by these accrediting bodies within the last decade creates a need to review how these policies articulate institutional context and commitment; curriculum and instruction; faculty and faculty support; student support; and evaluation and assessment for institutions undergoing or about to undergo accreditation review.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Standards, Educational Policy, Teaching Methods, Organizations (Groups), Higher Education, College Faculty, Policy Analysis, Institutional Evaluation, Trend Analysis, Online Courses, Curriculum, Teacher Student Relationship, Academic Support Services, Academic Achievement, Teacher Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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