Distance Education: Improved Data on Program Costs and Guidelines on Quality Assessments Needed to Inform Federal Policy

United States. General Accounting Office.

United States. General Accounting Office.

关键词: Government accountability -- United States.;    education;    distance education;    letter report;   

RP-ID  :  GAO-04-279
RP-ID  :  241519

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Distance education--that is, offering courses by Internet, video, or other forms outside the classroom--has changed considerably in recent years and is a growing force in postsecondary education. More than a decade ago, concerns about fraud and abuse by some correspondence schools led to federal restrictions on, among other things, the percentage of courses a school could provide by distance education and still qualify for federal student aid. Given the recent changes in distance education, GAO was asked to review the extent to which the restrictions affect schools' ability to offer federal student aid and the Department of Education's assessment of the continued appropriateness of the restrictions. Additionally, GAO was asked to look at the extent to which accrediting agencies evaluate distance education programs, including their approach for assessing student outcomes."