Editing Distance education (section)

== Assessments ==
Tools have been developed to assess the quality of distance education. Walker developed a survey instrument known as the [[Distance Education Learning Environments Survey|Distance Education Learning Environment Survey]] (DELES), which examines instructor support, student interaction, and collaboration, personal relevance, authentic learning, active learning, and student autonomy.<ref>{{Citation |last=Walker |first=S |title=Development and Validation of an Instrument for Assessing Distance Education Learning Environments in Higher Education: The Distance Education Learning Environments Survey (DELES) |year=2003 |url=https://espace.curtin.edu.au/handle/20.500.11937/1303 |place=Western Australia |publisher=Curtin University of Technology |format=unpublished doctoral thesis}}.</ref> Harnish and Reeves provide a systematic approach based on training, implementation, system usage, communication, and support.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Harnish |first1=D |title=Issues in the evaluation of large-scale two-way interactive distance learning systems |journal=International Journal of Educational Telecommunications |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=267–81 |year=2000 |last2=Reeves |first2=P}}.</ref>