Creating a Sustainable Model to Assess Online Program Quality in a Professional Graduate Program

• In Event: Measurement and Assessment in Higher Education Roundtable

Abstract

Educators strive to design and deliver high-quality experiences to their students – ones that lead to positive outcomes. At the same time, addressing the demands associated with a dynamic educational landscape can be challenging. The needs of our students and employers are changing and becoming more diverse. Added to the mix are concerns about student debt and the purpose of obtaining a degree from a higher education institution. Being accountable by providing evidence to support our value narratives is critical to the future of our offerings. This paper describes an online course auditing process to assess quality in a graduate professional program that is designed to provide students with learning experiences that prepare them to be professionals in different contexts.

Author

• Sharon Stoerger