Anvar Shahmohammadi; Nematollah Azizi
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify, analyze and prioritize indicators affecting the quality of distance education: the case of Payame Noor University. In terms of purpose, this research is an applied research that was conducted with a mixed exploratory approach (qualitative and quantitative). ...
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The purpose of this study was to identify, analyze and prioritize indicators affecting the quality of distance education: the case of Payame Noor University. In terms of purpose, this research is an applied research that was conducted with a mixed exploratory approach (qualitative and quantitative). The participants of this study in the qualitative section were 15 professors and graduates of distance education who were purposefully selected and interviewed. In the quantitative part of the study, the target statistical population (managers, planners and experts of the central organization of Payame Noor University) were 215 of them selected by available sampling and asked to complete the research questionnaire. This questionnaire consisted of 52 indicators whose content validity was evaluated and confirmed based on experts' opinions and its reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.89. To analyze the data of the qualitative part, open and axial coding were used and to analyze the quantitative data obtained from the questionnaire, in addition to the central tendency indicators, confirmatory factor analysis was used. The results of this study showed that the comprehensive model of quality in the distance education system has 7 dimensions of Teaching Organization; Teacher; Learner; Fundamentals of Pedagogy, Theory and Generations of Technology; Educational Materials and Content; Teaching methods and approaches; And the time and place of education is related to 52 indicators that based on them, strategies have been proposed to improve the educational quality of the distance education system
