WHY USE THE QUALITY MATTERS RUBRIC?
Quality Matters (QM) is a set of rubric standards designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. It well serves NPC’s distance education (DE) course quality control purpose because it is:
Based on national standards of best practice, the research literature, and instructional design principles
Systemic and comprehensive
Measurable
Broadly accepted
NPC has adopted Quality Matters (QM) Rubric as standards for the design and evaluation of its online courses. QM is a faculty–centered, peer review-based process. Based on national standards of best practice, the research literature, and instructional design principles, it is designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components.
QUALITY DESIGN @ NPC
One of NPC's strategic priorities is to create and enhance high-quality distance learning environments. The following frameworks guide our practices as we strive for quality online/hybrid courses:
Quality Matters Rubric Standards
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Distance Education (Online Learning)
Seven Principles of Good practice in Undergraduate Education (Chickering & Gamson, 1987, 1991) and its application in distance education.
COURSE DESIGN REVIEW OPTIONS @ NPC
QM ESSENTIALS REVIEW - NEW!
Read more about Quality Matters at https://www.qualitymatters.org/qa-resources. For questions regarding Quality Matters at NPC, please contact the NPC QM Coordinator, LaTonya Motley at latonya.motley@npc.edu.