Welcome to this module on Quality Distance Education

This course will guide you through the key ideas of UNESCO’s Benchmarking for Open Universities and help you understand how Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals—Quality Education for All—connects with the design, delivery, and evaluation of distance and online learning.

Throughout the activities, you will explore:

·        the meaning of SDG4 and its implications for higher education,

·        good practices in technology-enhanced distance learning,

·        quality assurance mechanisms in open and online universities,

Your task is not to memorise the document, but to understand how its principles can support high-quality digital education in your own context.


You are digital explorers trapped in a virtual world. Each tool you master brings you closer to escape