Online Curriculum Evaluation: A Meta-Analysis of the Components, Criteria and Standards of Higher Education

According to Increasing growth of the online curriculum as a subset of e-learning in the higher education system and existing concerns, its evaluation is an important issue. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to conduct a systematic and meta-analysis study of the component, criteria and evaluation standards based on the existing literature, in order to develop and present a comprehensive framework for evaluating the online curriculum in the higher education system.The research method was qualitative and research Synthesis method, using Robertes' six-step model from 246 research documents related to the subject, 19 documents were selected purposefully, with the most coordination and appropriateness. After analyzing and integrating the commonalities, seven main components and twelve sub-components of online curriculum evaluation were extracted. To validate the data, a peer-reviewed method and assessment was used. The results of this meta-analysis, while providing a comprehensive online curriculum evaluation framework for universities and higher education institutions, showed that the component of assessment and evaluation with the highest frequency of the highest importance and then the components of educational content, technology, learning activities, introductions, interaction and participation, and goals are important in the next rankings, respectively.