B-learning Quality: Dimensions, Criteria and Pedagogical Approach

• Authors: Paula Peres , L. Lima , V. Lima
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Measuring the quality of a b-learning environment is critical to determine the success of a blearning course. Several initiatives have been recently conducted on benchmarking and quality in e-learning. Despite these efforts in defining and examining quality issues concerning online courses, a defining instrument to evaluate quality is one of the key challenges for blended learning, since it incorporates both traditional and online instruction methods. For this paper, six frameworks for quality assessment of technological enhanced learning were examined and compared regarding similarities and differences. These frameworks aim at the same global objective: the quality of e-learning environment/products. They present different perspectives but also many common issues. Some of them are more specific and related to the course and others are more global and related to institutional aspects. In this work we collected and arrange all the quality criteria identified in order to get a more complete framework and determine if it fits our b-learning environment. We also included elements related to our own b-learning research and experience, acquired during more than 10 years of experience. As a result we have create a new quality reference with a set of dimensions and criteria that should be taken into account when you are analyzing, designing, developing, implementing and evaluating a b-learning environment. Besides these perspectives on what to do when you are developing a b-learning environment we have also included pedagogical issues in order to give directions on how to do it to reach the success of the learning. The information, concepts and procedures here presented give support to teachers and instructors, which intend to validate the quality of their blended learning courses.

Keywords

EN

e-learning; blended learning; learning quality; quality models; e-learning dimension; blearning criteria; pedagogical approach for learning

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 56-75

Dates

published

2014-07-01

online

2014-12-11

Contributors

author

Paula Peres

• e-IPP / CICE, Polytechnic Institute of Oporto, Portugal

author

L. Lima

• e-IPP / ESTGF - CIICESI, Polytechnic Institute of Oporto, Portugal

author

V. Lima

• e-IPP / ESTGF - CIICESI, Polytechnic Institute of Oporto, Portugal

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/eurodl-2014-0004