ERIC Number: EJ1327915
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1528-3518
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Accessible Online Learning: An Analysis of Online Quality Assurance Frameworks
Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Lomellini, Amy; Smith, Chris; Greear, Krista
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, v22 n2 p15-29 2021
Interest in accessibility has grown recently. Despite this, we have found that most people focus too much on compliance and often on the fundamental elements of creating compliant online courses. Instructional designers and online educators often turn to popular quality assurance frameworks to help them design and develop quality online courses. However, questions remain about how well various quality assurance frameworks address accessible online learning. Given this, we analyzed how popular online quality assurance frameworks, specifically the standards they are based on, address accessibility. In the following article, we report the results of our inquiry and conclude with implications for the research and practice of online learning.
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Accessibility (for Disabled), Quality Assurance, Online Courses, Guidelines, Standards, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Civil Rights Legislation, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Rehabilitation Act 1973; Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
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