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Esfijani, A. (2018). Measuring quality in online education: A meta-synthesis. American Journal of Distance Education, 32(1), 57-73.
This article describes a research study using a meta-synthesis design to examine how quality e-learning is defined and identify the various ways in what has been measured.

Joosten, T., & Custis, R. (2019). A cross-institutional study of instructional characteristics and student outcomes: Are quality indicators of online courses able to predict student success? Online Learning 23(4), 354–378.
This article provides insight into how quality standards are related to outcomes in e-learning.

Lee, J., Song, H.D., & Jeong Hong, A. (2019). Exploring factors, and indicators for measuring students’ sustainable engagement in e-learning. Sustainability, 11(985).
This article presents an instrument for measuring the quality of the e-learning experience based on surveys of students.

Smidt, E., Rui, L., Bunk, J., Kochem, T., & McAndrew, A. (2017). The meaning of quality in an online course to administrators, faculty, and students. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, (28).
This article presents a research study in which administrators, faculty, and students were surveyed to determine their definition of quality in the e-learning experience.

Online Learning Consortium. (2020). OLC OSCQR course design review. Quality Matters.
Quality Matters and the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) provide a checklist of quality standards for e-learning. You may also want to review other sections of their websites. As you do, consider why an organization might want to affiliate with one or both of these organizations. As an instructional designer, what support might their resources offer in addition to the quality standards?

Quality Matters. (2020). QM Rubrics and standards. Quality Matters.

Valai, A., Schmidt-Crawford, D.A., & Moore, K.J. (2019). Quality indicators for distance learning: A literature review in learners’ perceptions. International Journal on E-Learning, 18(1), 103-124.
This article presents a research study in which students were asked to describe quality in e-learning from the perspectives of course design, interaction, learner support and technology use.