Sustainability Assurance in Online University Education: Chinese experience for Ukraine

Abstract

Until March 2020, online learning had not been a common practice in Ukrainian universities. Typically, Ukrainian universities used online learning as an auxiliary tool only in a blended form. After the introduction of quarantine measures in Ukraine to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease, online learning has become the dominant form of teaching and learning in Ukrainian universities. However, the introduction of online learning in university practice has led to several problems related to the sustainability assurance of online educational services. This paper presents the main results of the authors’ research of critical problems that arose in the management practice of Ukrainian universities after the full transition to online education and ways of solving them using the experience of the People’s Republic of China Universities. Based on the analysis of the successful experience of organizing online university education in China under quarantine restrictions, the authors proposed a three-level (e-learning software, quality assurance, ethical standards) management model of sustainable online education in Ukraine, justified the effectiveness of management experience in sustainable online education of China for Ukrainian universities.

Keywords

• higher education; sustainability assurance; e-learning; quality assurance; online education; online teaching; educational ethics
• china
• ukraine