期刊名称：Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International
电子版ISSN：2146-4014
出版年度：2011
卷号：1
期号：1
出版社：Anadolu University
摘要：New methods emerged with continous improvement of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for all disiplines to achieve different purposes. Educational Science has been integrated with ICT like the other disiplines to implement effective, efficient and attractive applications in the educational field. New words have been generated in the field of educational science like blended learning, mixed learning, open learning, flexible learning, integrated learning, distributed learning, online learning, e-learning in the process of ICT integration in education. Growing numbers of online programs and online courses have been opened in not only America but also the other countries according to development of ICT integration in education. Online education is a key to achieve purposes like learning to learn, lifelong learning and equal opportunities in learning according to United Nations, UNESCO and European Union (EU). Besides quality is very sensitive issue for online learning in academic literature. Quality of online education comes into prominence due to lack of experience and insfrastructure of online education institutions. Considering this fact, online education institutions try to remove uncertainties and research to determine standards in order to provide quality assurance. Standards have been reformed by considering development in educational area. Determination of quality standards are needed for starting accreditation process. Then to assure learning outcomes, quality standards should be implemented. On the contrary of face to face education, quality of online education was not researched sufficiently. According to this problem statement in the research, quality standards developed by online education institutions in America which lead not only the online education institutions of EU but also those of other countries all around the world, are mentioned clearly with key areas of quality standards of online education.
