As with face-to-face instruction, it is important to measure quality in online instruction. Online course design quality rubrics are helpful for use in determining how well an online course meets specific quality benchmarks. Effective assessment and evaluation is useful in determining whether or not the online course you teach is meeting your and your students' course objectives and learning outcomes.

Quality Matters

The Office of Distance and Extended Learning recommends using the Quality Matters online course design rubric. Detailed information on the Quality Matters rubric is available on the Quality Matters Web site.

If you have any questions regarding the use of this rubric in the development of your online course, please feel free to contact the Office of Distance and Extended Learning.