Open AccessEvaluation of Online Programmes: Constructing the SEA-EU Toolkit
Author(s) -
Josef Trapani,
Maria Cassar,
Ermira Tartari,
Veronica Montebello,
Adrienne Mary Grech,
Stefan Attard,
Michelle Camilleri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european distance and e-learning network (eden) conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2707-2819
DOI - 10.38069/edenconf-2021-ac0018
Subject(s) - pace , globe , process (computing) , work (physics) , covid-19 , political science , public relations , quality (philosophy) , pandemic , order (exchange) , online learning , engineering management , medical education , knowledge management , computer science , engineering , business , world wide web , psychology , geography , medicine , philosophy , pathology , operating system , geodesy , epistemology , mechanical engineering , disease , finance , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The COVID-19 pandemic brought online learning to the forefront of education across the globe. Educational institutions were forced to develop and deliver online programmes of study at a manner and pace that left many unprepared. A year and a half into the pandemic, the need for review and evaluation of swiftly developed online programmes is clearly indicated. This paper presents the process of developing a toolkit for evaluating online programmes by academics from the six partners of the European University of the Seas (SEA-EU) project. The toolkit provides a user-friendly guide for educators, managers and stakeholders in the education field, seeking to assess the quality of online programmes. The toolkit development process is extensively described in order to highlight its potential and the usefulness of collaborative work amongst international academic partners.