美国网络高等教育认证制度研究

American Online Higher Education Certification System and Its Enlightenment

美国网络高等教育在高等教育体系中占有举足轻重的地位,美国网络高等教育认证制度保障了美国网络高等教育的质量。信息技术飞速发展的今天,网络高等教育在我国仍处于发展阶段,网络教育质量相关的保障制度仍需完善。从比较研究的视角出发,对美国网络高等教育认证制度的发展背景、认证制度体系及其特点进行研究,分析得出美国网络高等教育认证制度具有"权力分配合理,制度实施灵活""机构层级鲜明,认证机构多元""认证机构专业,重视教育元评估"等特点,并得出对我国网络高等教育认证制度建设的启示,包括"增强质量意识,健全质量保证制度""鼓励多方参与,发展中介机构"和"细化认证标准,合理分配权重"。

American online higher education plays an important role in the higher education system.The American online higher education certification system guarantees the quality of American online higher education.Today,with the rapid development of information technology,online higher education is still in the development stage in China,and the guarantee system related to the quality of online education still needs to be improved.This research mainly studies the development background,certification system and characteristics of the network higher education certification system from the perspective of comparative research.It is concluded that the US network higher education certification system has“reasonable power distribution and flexible system implementation”.“Institutional level is distinct,the certification body is diversified”,“certification institution professional,attach importance to education meta-evaluation”and other characteristics,and draws enlightenment to the construction of China’s network higher education certification system,including“enhance quality awareness,improve quality assurance system”,“Encourage multiparty participation,develop intermediaries”and“refine the certification standards and assign weights reasonably”