Does Texas have any Principles of Good Practice for online education?
Yes, all institutions offering online and other electronically-based courses must adhere to the Principles of Good Practice for Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs developed by the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications, a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. The Principles, as well as the Guide for Incorporating the Principles of Good Practice into Electronically-Based Courses, can be found at Distance Education. Although institutions are not required to use the course assessment form found in the Guide, many institutions have found that the form is a useful tool in their planning and evaluation process and have used the Guide during accreditation review.
