THE EVALUATION OF A HIGHER EDUCATION DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE.

The aim of this paper is to present the evaluation process Higher Education Institutions go through in Brazil when offering distance education courses at graduate and post-graduate levels. The paper highlights the main aspects of the legislation, discusses what the accreditation processes entail, presents a graduate course (a teaching qualification), the evaluation instrument, and the feedback received, and concludes with some final considerations on the process experienced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]