Views of Regulatory Authorities on Standards to Assure Quality in Online Nursing Education

Advances in information technology have resulted in the uptake of online education across different disciplines and fields of studies. Conventionally called “online learning,” this modality is available for students at all education levels as evidenced by early media literacy training (Ferdig& Kennedy, 2014; Schmidt, 2013), particularly in postsecondary health professional programs (George et al., 2014). The percentage of students enrolled in various distance undergraduate classes grew from 8% in 2000 to 20% in 2008 and almost a fourth of college graduates report taking an online class (Parker, Moore,& Lenhart, 2011; Radford, 2011).

Source: Nursing Outlook - June 25, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Sabianca Delva, Manka Nkimbeng, Sotera Chow, Susan Renda, Hae-Ra Han, Rita D'Aoust Source Type: research