On June 23, 2020, The Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) took part in the Global webinar of The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE). A series of INQAAHE webinars have been organized under the title – “Online Assessment: Best Practices and Practical Solutions”. At the first online meeting, recommendations for quality assurance of distance learning were discussed, and experts in the area exchanged knowledge and best practices. Specific solutions were proposed to maintain education quality and continuity during the global pandemic.
The moderator of the webinar was Ms. Orla Lynch, Adviser Higher Education, Department of Education and Skills, Dublin, Ireland.
The speakers at the online meeting were:- Dr. Leah Matthews, Executive Director, Distance Education Accrediting Commission, Washington, DC (Vice President, INQAAHE Board of Directors);
- Mr. Gonzalo Tomarelli Rubio, Rector, IPLACEX Technical Institute, Santiago, Chile;
- Dr. Dawn Gilmore, Director of Teaching and Learning, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.