THE PROJECT 
   1) overview of standards, guidelines and benchmarks for quality 
     open, distance, flexible, and online education, including e-learning
   2) analysis of and recommendation for which standards and 
     guidelines that are most relevant for the ICDE membership, 
   3) analysis of opportunities for ICDE to align its work with that of key 
     national and international stakeholders, included quality agencies.
   4) recommendations for ICDE’s future work on quality guidelines, 
     benchmarks, standards and quality.
   5) presentation of a series of proposals, which ICDE may realistically 
     pursue including an analysis of resources required
  WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
   ● An overview of existing international quality standards 
    models, including online post HE, OER and MOOCs 
   ● Analysis and clustering of selected most in use quality 
    standards models
   ● Stakeholder analysis
   ● First set of recommendations
   ● First set of proposals
  International research advisory group led by Prof M Brown
   FINDINGS SO FAR
   Lots of different guidelines /models, this is problematic on 
   one side  on the other hand quality is contextualized 
   Different approaches; frame of reference/ 
   benchmarking/certification 
   by whom/purpose
   Multiplyed global/local/national
   eL quality should be mainstreamed and integrated in 
   ordinary QATools and to scaffolding
   Generic vs cultural
   SET OF PRINCIPLES ON QUALITY
     Dynamic
     Process conversation incl reflective practice
     Stakeholders interested incl students
     Approaches: Enhancement vs assurance
     Contextbound contextualises  generic /vs content
     Contestable/ debatable
     Maturity
     Open culture/practice core of culture
     Personalisation
   First set of recommendations
   QA systems must 
   ● be flexible enough to deal with rapid change in the field: several have lost 
     their relevance due to inability to change fast enough
   ● be better contextualised to the needs (culture, language, socio-economic 
     priorities) of local regions (but not at the expense of internationalisation)·
   ICDE should:
   ● create a link between the conclusions of this study and the review teams
   ● provide more examples of local models through its’ members
   ● Communicate the  principles
   ● Curate a Quality Hub cf OER HUB, which is continually kept updated
   ● Continue its research and mapping activities