The policy of quality assurance of university e-education in Europe and Latin America

Oleg Mikhailovich Tolmachev,Leonid Lvovich Starodumov,Natalya Mikhailovna Nesova,Natalia Dmitrievna Kotovchikhina,Ramazan Magomedovich Magomedov

doi:10.20952/revtee.v14i33.16108

Abstract

The relevance of the study arises from the contradiction between the rapid development of e-education in different regions of the world, on the one hand, and the insufficient level of adaptation of the quality assessment mechanisms in the field of e-education in certain regions, on the other hand. This article examines and analyzes the international experience of quality assurance of higher education in the format of e-learning in Europe and Latin America. The article identifies the approaches to quality assurance of e-learning in the field of higher education in Europe and Latin America. The study is aimed at analyzing the policy of quality assurance of university e-education in the field of higher education in Europe and Latin America. The analysis of the activities of European and Latin American quality assurance organizations in the field of e-learning has shown that in the context of higher education in Europe and Latin America external quality assurance agencies play an important role in the institutional processes of ensuring the quality of university e-education. The development of a quality assurance system is an important part of the internationalization of educational programs in general and e-learning in particular since it is open and dynamic. The assessment of the quality of education is not simple; it is an important problem for the related organizations.

Highlights

The development of the information society and the spread of education using information and communication technologies (e-learning) cause a need for quality assurance of higher education in the format of e-learning (e-education)
The analysis of the activities of European and Latin American quality assurance organizations in the field of e-learning has shown that in the context of higher education in Europe and Latin America external quality assurance agencies play an important role in the institutional processes of ensuring the quality of university e-education
The development of a quality assurance system is an important part of the internationalization of educational programs in general and e-learning in particular since it is open and dynamic

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The development of the information society and the spread of education using information and communication technologies (e-learning) cause a need for quality assurance of higher education in the format of e-learning (e-education). There are developments regarding the criteria and functioning of e-learning. Quality assurance in the field of higher education is a prerequisite for the educational activities of higher educational institutions, in particular, e-learning within educational programs (Rabadanova et al, 2020; Bukhteeva et al, 2019). Universities have three areas of providing higher education: higher education as t the activity of universities; lifelong education and professional development, which is likely to increase the number of graduates; and open education, which has emerged mainly due to open educational platforms (MOOCs). Universities try to develop policies and strategies to define their profile in these areas, which can complement each other and even overlap (Lai, 2011; Bukhteeva et al, 2019)

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