The Quality Reference Framework (QRF)

The first global MOOC quality criteria. The organization has developed an improvement model called the Quality Reference Framework for MOOCs. In addition, they have derived a checklist for beginners who are starting with MOOCs and they have a complete list of quality criteria for OER on MOOCs.

First international quality standard for technology enhanced and online learning education: ISO/IEC 40180

Quality checklist for beginners of online learning and education: http://mooc-quality.eu/online-courses-checklist-beginners

Quality indicators for experts of online learning and education: http://mooc-quality.eu/online-courses-quality-criteria-experts

Source/publisher:

  1. Open University of the Netherlands (OUNL) as the coordinator
    Key involved experts: Christian M. Stracke, Esther Tan
  2. Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
    Key involved experts: Achilles Kameas, Bill Vassiliadis
  3. National Quality Infrastructure System (NQIS), Greece
    Key involved experts: Cleo Sgouropoulou, Tasos Koutoumanos
  4. Universidade Aberta (UAB), Portugal
    Key involved experts: António Moreira Teixeira, Maria do Carmen Pinto
  5. Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS), France
    Key involved experts: Gérard Vidal