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Policy Area Policy Issues/Objectives Relevance to collaboration and/or OER
Managing and administering the DE system
  • Operational issues, e.g.:
  • Finance
  • Student recruitment
  • Enquiries processing
  • Enrolment
  • Materials development
  • Materials manufacture
  • Tuition and support
  • Assessment
  • Technology
  • Governance and management structures
  • The sharing of research, guidelines, process documents and quality criteria can help the institution make informed decisions about suitable models for managing and administering its DE system.
Collaborative relationships
  • Programme development, course design and materials production
  • Associations
  • Sub-contractors
  • Work integrated learning
  • Consortia
  • The sharing of research, guidelines, process documents and quality criteria can help the institution make informed decisions about suitable models for managing collaborative arrangements.
Monitoring evaluation and quality assurance
  • Who is the evaluation for? (e.g. politicians, managers, educational staff)
  • The level of monitoring (e.g. system level, course/programme level, individual tutor or individual student)
  • Capability to act on findings of evaluation, monitoring and quality assurance
  • Quality assurance systems
  • Completing a systematic audit of materials and their licences will create a clear legal framework to guide staff and students
  • Maintaining proper licences that facilitate use and adaptation of materials further supports this
  • The sharing of research, guidelines, process documents and quality criteria can help institutions make informed decisions about suitable models for managing a quality assurance system in a DE context.

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