A study of explorative model of quality assurance in university's e-learning institutions

Purpose of this study was presenting a quality assurance and enhancement model in e-learning institution and centers at higher education level. For this goal we used the grounded theory as the qualitative research method. Statistical population of this research constitute of e-learning center managers, instructors, e-learning specialists, specialists of quality in higher education and policy makers. From this population 16 member in a purposeful way was selected for intense interview and interviews continued until theoretical saturation. Validity of findings granted by member checking, Peer examination, participatory research and researcher reflexivity methods. We used open coding, axial coding and selective coding for data analysis. The results indicate that 173 initial conceptual propositions with 35 sub categories and 15 main categories in the form of six-fold paradigmatic model consisting of casual conditions (3 categories), main phenomenon (Learning Quality) strategy (3 categories), context (2 categories), environmental conditions (3 categories) and outcome (3 categories), identified. And the relationships between them were drawn on the paradigmatic model.