Resumen de Accreditation of eLearning Degree
Srisakdi Charmonman, Natanicha Chorpothong
For classroom-based education, a degree program accredited in a country is accepted in another country. For example, an eLearning degree program accredited in either the US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand is accepted by all the countries in that group of five countries. However, in ASEAN, an eLearning degree program accredited in a country may or may not be accepted in another country. For example, a degree from UNITAR, the first eLearning university in Malaysia, is not accepted in Thailand. A Thai who earned a degree from UNITAR cannot use that degree for employment in any Thai government agency. The problem of eLearning crossaccreditation among ASEAN countries needs to be solved for the benefits of all concerned. This paper presents the concept of university accreditation with examples from the United States, and proposals for ASEAN to solve the eLearning cross-accreditation problem.
