RACCOLTA DATI PER VALUTARE LA DIMENSIONE ONLINE DEI SISTEMI DI RANKING DELLE UNIVERSITÀ: UN TEST DI FATTIBILITÀ
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Dec 30, 2019
Parole chiave:
Didattica, Qualità, Università Online, Ranking Universitari, Valutazione, Tecnologie Didattiche, Tecnologie per l'Apprendimento
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Abstract
Le Università online hanno sempre prestato attenzione alla qualità dell’insegnamento online. Tuttavia, i sistemi di ranking esistenti non tengono conto delle loro peculiarità, e pertanto gli attuali criteri e indicatori di valutazione penalizzano la loro posizione nei rankings stessi. CODUR (Creating an Online Dimension for University Rankings) è un progetto Europeo che ha sviluppato un insieme di criteri e indicatori per la valutazione della dimensione online dei ranking delle università. I criteri e gli indicatori sono stati individuati tramite un approccio partecipato. Il progetto ha inoltre sviluppato un toolbox per facilitare la raccolta (e archiviazione) dei dati da parte delle università online da valutare. Questo articolo presenta la valutazione di questo toolbox, condotta con quattro Università internazionali situate in altrettanti continenti. Queste istituzioni hanno valutato la fattibilità della raccolta dei dati richiesti per valutare gli indicatori. La valutazione del toolbox si è rivelata utile per predire la disponibilità dei dati necessari alla valutazione degli indicatori della dimensione online.
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