Selbstevaluation als Ansatz der Qualitätsverbesserung von E-Learning-Angeboten

Abstract

Self-evaluation is one of the most popular approaches to quality improvement in the domain of e-learning. Here, the evaluation is carried out by the same indi-viduals or institutions who are also responsible for planning, realizing or imple-menting the evaluated e-learning product. Our paper reviews typical constella-tions and scenarios where self-evaluations are applied in the context of e-learning and discusses goals and questions which are often pursued with self-evaluations. A case example is used to propose a general procedure for using self-evaluations to improve the quality of e-learning products. Three potential problems in self-evaluations are credibility, evaluation competence, and re-sources and motivation. These problems are discussed in depth together with possible solutions for alleviation. Concluding, we present a practical tool for planning self-evaluation projects and discuss the future potential for the self-evaluation of e-learning.