While there are a number of online course quality assurance frameworks, one of the most widely used is Quality Matters (QM). Currently, over 1300 colleges and universities around the world use the QM framework to design their online courses. QM is centered around eight online course design standards: course overview and introduction, learning objectives, assessment and measurement, instructional materials, learner interaction and engagement, course technology, learner support, and accessibility. In this session, I will share how I used the QM framework to create an accelerated asynchronous online course for community college students. I will also discuss the lessons I learned while transforming a traditional 16-week course into an accelerated 5-week course.
Michele Mahi