An institution formulates a comprehensive strategy for the development of online education, including setting strategic goals, preparing and promulgating a roadmap for implementation and the designation of senior personnel and committees with responsibility for online education.
Purpose
The purpose of this practice is to guide an institution in the development of online education. The quality of the provision of online education largely depends on the directions, resources allocated and implementation of this initiative. Incorporating online education as a strategic goal of an institution warrants considerable efforts and resources required for its success. Formulation of a roadmap provides guidance to devise supportive institutional policies, to allocate required project manpower and financial resources, to develop infrastructure, to measure the accomplishment of milestones, as well as review and refine the actions taken. To steer and oversee the development and implementation of online education, it is useful to designate a committee and senior personnel to assume overall responsibility to realise the strategic goal.
Outcome
The outcome of this practice is a comprehensive strategy for realising the goal of providing quality online education.