E-learning Quality Assurance Guidelines for Higher Education Institutions in Jordan

The Covid-19 pandemic affected many areas around the world, and with the lack of a vaccine, social distancing and keeping a high level of hygiene was the only actions people can rely on. Because of this change in the way of life, education was affected where it became not normal for students to socialize and have direct contact with teachers. Taking the case of higher education in Jordan, and its conversion into an online based learning approach, this paper examines an assessment of the quality of education that was taking place during the lock down. Then, it presents a literature study of guidelines published about quality of e-learning, and after evaluating the literature and the specific needs of Jordanian institutes, the paper presents a set of guidelines as a scorecard for higher education-al institutes to follow and maintain a high level of education quality in their online teaching approach.