Quality Matters, which works for the improvement and quality assurance of online courses, has certified three online courses offered by the Allegany College of Maryland. The Quality Matters Inter-Institutional Quality Assurance in Online Learning FIPSE grant project has stamped its approval on the “Introduction to Speech”, “Calculus III” and “Differential Equations” courses taught online at the college.

The courses were reviewed according to a rubric of 40 national quality standards including course design, navigation, learning objectives, assessment and measurement, resources and materials, learner interaction, course technology and learner support. Times News reports:

The Quality Matters project was awarded to MarylandOnline, a statewide consortium of 19 Maryland community colleges and senior institutions, by the U.S. Department of Education Fund For The Improvement of Postsecondary Education, or FIPSE, in 2003.