Welcome to Quality Matters

 
Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. Colleges and universities across the country use the tools in developing, maintaining and reviewing their online courses and in training their faculty.

Did You Know..?

• QM Institutions can subscribe as individual campuses, through a consortium of schools, or as part of a comprehensive statewide system?

• QM maintains a registry of courses that have met Quality Matters’ rigorous design standards?

• QM standards are supported by best practices and the research literature, which is updated with every new rubric release?

• QM was started by MarylandOnline, Inc, a consortium of colleges and universities, who saw early the quality challenge and continues its innovative work today.  

• QM has trained more than 5000 faculty and instructional design staff.

Recognition of Quality Matters Implementation Plans

Subscribing schools are eligible to submit a three-year plan for implementation of Quality Matters at the program or institutional level.

These plans are unique to the proposing institutions and are reviewed by the Quality Matters Academic Advisory Council.  If approved, institutions may publicize this special recognition by Quality Matters.    

The following colleges and universities have been recognized by QM for their implementation plans: