Best Practices in Distance Education

• Interregional Guidelines for the Evaluation of Distance Education (Online Learning) Middle States Commission on Higher Education

• Quality Matters
  The Maryland statewide consortium Maryland Online received a FIPSE grant to develop a “quality assurance and continuous improvement in online education.” They achieved this goal by creating a rubric with research-based standards.

• Rubric for Online Instruction
  Site offers review of baseline, effective, and exemplary criteria for the online learning environment, developed by California State University, Chico faculty and staff.

Online Resources for Distance Education Faculty

• The Online Learning Consortium (formerly The Sloan Consortium)
  The OLC is committed to Quality Online Education. With UD’s institutional membership, faculty have full access to this resource.
• EDUCAUSE
  The publications of EDUCAUSE examine the transformation of higher education through information technologies. With UD’s institutional membership, faculty have full access to this resource.
• MERLOT
  The MERLOT site (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) provides multi-disciplinary digital online learning resources for faculty and higher education.
• University Professional and Continuing Education Association
  UPCEA offers resources for online education, including quality standards, best practices and professional development. With UD’s institutional membership, faculty have full access to this resource.
• United States Distance Learning Association
  National organization providing leadership and advocacy for distance education.