Abstract

The main objectives of this paper are to present the development and implementation of a quality assurance methodology to improve online and blended learning strategies in Flemish adult education centers, to enforce a consistently high quality of online and blended education for adult learners Throughout an intervention study in three centers of adult education and interviews with different stakeholders within these centers, the e-learning Maturity Model (eMM) (Marshall, 2010) was contextualized and fine-tuned to fit their specific needs of Flemish adult education centers Guidelines on how to contextualize and use the eMM to self-assess the quality of e-learning or blended learning in one’s institution are presented, including elements of strengthening a quality awareness and quality commitment among different stakeholders through self-reflection, communication, and participation

Citation

Van Laer, H. & DePryck, K. (2017). Supporting the development of a quality culture for online and blended learning in Adult Education. In J. Dron & S. Mishra (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 233-243). Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved January 30, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/181192/.

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