Penn State Berks promotes and supports quality online course design and delivery to ensure that online learning students achieve the same learning outcomes as their peers in a face-to-face classroom learning environment.

All online courses offered at Penn State Berks must meet online course quality standards and conform to the AA level of accessibility conformance as set forth by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and recommended by Penn State.

Since 2016, faculty have been collaborating with the Berks Center for Learning and Teaching in the Online Course Quality (OCQ) Grant program to design their new online courses or redesign their existing online courses meet the Penn State Quality Assurance e-Learning Design Standards and comply with the Course Accessibility Guidelines.

With the full adoption of the Quality Matters (QM) Higher Education Rubric at Penn State since July 1, 2019, Penn State Berks has transitioned to the promotion and application of QM standards in designing online and blended courses.