摘要：In Nigeria, Open and Distance Education has grown over the decades as yarning of desired
individuals for education increases. This has resulted into a paradigm shift from face-to face mode of
instruction to where individuals can learn at their convenience outside the conventional system of
education. However, the quality of the programme has become source of concern. There are diverse
opinion that teachers trained through distance education are of low quality compared to their
counterparts trained through the conventional mode. To erase the wrong perception, there is need for
approach of assuring quality in teacher preparation through Open and Distance Learning Institute. To
this effect, this paper examines the various quality assurance policies, systems and procedure put in
place for ensuring quality in Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos. The investigation further
measures perceptions of one hundred and seventy-three participants of how quality have been
sustained overtime under six main headings and challenges facing them. Results, however, gave rise
to recommendations for decision regarding improved quality distance education with special focus on
the teacher education programmes of the Distance Learning Institute University of Lagos, Nigeria.
关键词：quality assurance; open and distance learning; quality control; teacher preparation;
