Objective　To establish a suitable quality evaluation index system of open online courses in military continuing education. Methods A primary index system program was established through literature review and small expert meeting. Delphi method was used to conduct a letter consultation among 50 experts

and the index system was revised according to the experts' advice and they consulted again until a broad agreement was reached. Results　After two rounds of letter consultation

the recognition rate of 43 experts on the naming and connotation of the indexes reached more than 95%

and their opinions basically reached a consensus. The variation coefficients of the index weights were distributed between 0.00 and 0.10

with a high degree of concentration. A quality evaluation index system of open online courses in military continuing education has been established

including 4 first-level indexes: curriculum design

curriculum production

online operation and curriculum effect

10 second-level indexes

and 25 third-level indexes.Conclusion　 The quality evaluation index system could provide a basis for evaluating online course quality scientifically and offer better educational resources and teaching services.