Enhancing quality in transnational higher education : experiences of teaching and learning in Australian offshore programs / Anne Chapman and David Pyvis.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-138) and index.

"Enhancing Quality in Transnational Higher Education explores issues and questions concerning the provision of quality teaching and learning in university programs delivered 'offshore'. The focus of the book is on what makes for a good and successful education in the context of transnational programs of Australian universities. The book traces research by the authors into the 'lived experiences' of teachers and learners engaged in Australian transnational education across a broad range of universities, locations, programs and models of delivery. The enormous trend towards the delivery of university programs across national borders is compelling evidence of the internationalization of higher education in the 21st century. Universities worldwide are challenged to provide quality assurance for this new kind of education. For universities, this book offers principles to enhance existing frameworks for assuring the quality of learning and teaching in university offshore education programs. The book will also be of particular interest to academics of higher education institutions who are involved in the policy and practice of transnational education. "-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction -- I. Experiences of Students Engaged in Transnational Education: 1. Culture shock for the offshore learner: a case study in Singapore; 2. Dilemmas in forming student identity in the transnational context: a case study in Hong Kong; 3. Why university students choose transnational education: a case study in Malaysia; 4. Quality, identity and practice in offshore university programs: issues in the internationalization of Australian higher education -- II. Experiences of Academics Engaged in Transnational Education: 5. Structuring a cross-border partnership to deliver quality teaching and ;earning: the case of a branch campus in Malaysia (I); 6. Quality challenges for transnational higher education: the case of a branch campus in Malaysia (II); 7. Capacity building and academic professionalism: the case of a moderated program in Malaysia; 8. Constructs of quality in cross-border higher education delivery: the case of a "double-badged" program in China.