Quality assurance in online education — in the tehnical university of Moldova experience

Online education constitutes an important component in the continuous growth / development of higher education and adult education. Its quality largely depends on the design rules and the evaluation standards of the programs as a whole as well as the study courses as component parts. The need to ensure the quality of online courses is a current issue. The paper proposes a system of standards, criteria and performance indicators for the design and internal evaluation of on-line courses on e-learning platforms, based on the own experience and good European and world practice.