Distance Education: Best Practices
The Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board Principles of Good Practice
Principles of good practice for academic degree and certificate programs
and credit courses offered electronically.
The
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Distance Education
Guide
Guide for incorporating the Principles of Good Practice into
electronically-based courses.
The
University of Texas System Telecampus Faculty
Resources
that include design, learning theory, accessibility, and other
important aspects of online course development.
The University of Texas System Telecampus Checklist
Information for UT faculty and departments interested in partnering
with the UT Telecampus.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Distance Education
Policy Statement
The SACS Distance
Education Policy Statement defines Distance Education and outlines
policies and best practices for the purposes of the SACS accreditation
review.
The Sloan Consortium
A synthesis of effective online practices
submitted by Sloan Consortium members. The report includes
links to provider institutions and detailed reports.
WCET - the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications
Principles of good practice
developed by higher education regulating agencies, higher
education institutions, and the Western regional accrediting
community. The project is supported by the U.S. Department
of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education.
University
of Wisconsin–Madison Distance Education Quality
Principles
A valuable repository of quality principles
for online learning recommended by the University of Wisconsin
Distance Education Certificate Program.