Title: Quality Assurance in the Integration of ICT in Open and Distance Learning Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Authors: OGIRIMA, Sanni Abubakar Omuya and AWODE, Reuben Tolulope
Volume: 8
Issue: 7
Pages: 20-34
Publication Date: 2024/07/28
Abstract:
Quality assurance in higher education is a global concern. With the increasing acceptance of Open Distance Learning (ODL) as widening access to higher education in the developed and developing countries, research suggests that it has become increasingly crucial that quality assurance process is developed and maintained if the ODL provision is to be relevant and more functional that the products recognized the conventional higher education in emerging open learning environment. Accordingly, this article does not only seek to contribute to the global discourse in the promotion of quality assurance, it explores trends, challenges and perspectives in quality assurance in ODL. Drawing from Moscovici's social representations theory and Schon's reflective practice, we argue quality assurance as an ideology and a reflective practice. Therefore, integration of ICT in ODL changes drastically the way students acquired knowledge with the manner it delivered and accessed