Quality Matters — a non-profit organization with participating Higher Education, K-12 and Continuing and Professional Education institutions in all 50 states and 30 countries — has a singular mission to improve the quality of online and digital learning and relies on research-centered standards and practices to provide guidance on quality. QM is a voluntary, non-prescriptive and adaptable resource for institutions. Its approach and guidance is fully agnostic to institution type and educational level as well as discipline, degree, curriculum, and course content. In our K-12 program, for example, all online courses are reviewed in direct alignment to approved and published state standards.
There are many ways to meet QM Standards and instructors are asked to take their students’ perspective in applying those standards to their courses, rather than be restricted to a cookie-cutter or prescriptive approach to online course design. QM maintains a laser focus on digital learning quality practice and evidence of its broad and non-discriminatory approach is evidenced in the courses that have received certification. QM Certification can be found on courses as varied as:
Bible Literature: New Testament Ideas & Influence
Advanced Food and Beverage Operations
Art History
Microbiology
Introduction to Special Education; Sports law
Cybersecurity operations
Quantitative Data Analysis in Leadership Research
Advanced OSHA for Dental Professionals
4th grade math
QM serves a broad and diverse community and its 1300 member institutions pursue a wide variety of missions and operate in a multitude of contexts. Above all, the application of QM resources is flexible and adaptable to the needs of individual institutions to meet their quality goals. QM does not pursue its own agenda, beyond digital learning quality.
Questions about QM programs, products and services can be directed to info@qualitymatters.org.
