VALUE AND MOTIVATIONAL BASES OF PUBLIC ACCREDITATION OF STUDY PROGRAMMES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The article reveals scientific pedagogical and methodological foundations of independent systems of assessment of higher education quality, in particular, in professional and public accreditation of study programmes of higher education, which provide motivation for all subjects of the educational process in the continuous improvement of the quality of educational and assessment activities. Value and motivational orientations of professional and public accreditation are revealed and given scientific credence. Particular attention is given to the justification of motivational mechanisms of professional and public accreditation of study programmes of higher education that promote continuous improvement and striving to achieve better results in the educational organization. Axiological and acmeological aspects of pedagogical process are specified. Actual results of accreditation based on value and motivational explanation are described on the example of one of the leading universities - Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.