ICDE Quality Network report 2021: Global Quality Perspectives on Open, Flexible and Distance Learning 2021
The ICDE Quality Network was first established in November 2016 by the appointment of regional Focal Points on Quality by the ICDE Executive Committee (now named the ICDE Board). The quality network gives advice and collects knowledge on the latest developments of quality work related to open, flexible and distance education within their institutions and regions. Prof. Emeritus Alan Tait from the Open University UK is appointed as Chair for the Quality Network and coordinates the regional Focal Points.
The 2021 report summarises the ICDE Quality Network’s analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-2021 in accelerating the inclusion of online elements in so many Higher Education institutions in all parts of the world, together with the need for revised understandings of Quality Assurance to support this transition.