Administrative Leadership in Open and Distance Learning Programs (Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning (AMDL)) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1522526455 ISBN 13: 9781522526452

Publisher: Igi Global Scientific Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

"This book evaluates the past and present practices in open and distance learning in terms of administration and leadership of open and distance learning programs, and provide a map and guide for future practices. It explores topics such as leadership roles, policy development, and strategic planning"--

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About the Author

Köksal Büyük has been the head of Anadolu University, Open Education Faculty, Learning Technologies Research and Development since July 2015. Büyük also serves as the head of Anadolu University, Strategic Research Center. Büyük holds a bachelors degree in business administration, a master and doctoral degree in management and organization. His research interests are: Governance, management, administration, strategic management, strategic performance, management of strategic performance, organizational culture, managements in non-governmental organizations, institutional achievement report, open and distance learning, distance education, management of distance education processes.

Aras Bozkurt received his MA and PhD degrees in Distance Education from Anadolu University. He is currently working as a specialist at Anadolu University, Open Education Faculty. Bozkurt has experience in teaching to adult learners and K12 students. He serves as a reviewer for several journals in distance education field and he is also an editorial board member for eLearn Magazine and Editorial Review Board for OLJ. His current research interests are topics related to digital books, interactive e-books, gamification, game-based learning, research trends in distance education, social networks, online interaction, online learning spaces, online learning communities, online community formation and online learning. He is also interested in critical theories such as connectivism, rhizomatic learning, heutagogy and emerging research paradigms such as social network analysis, sentiment analysis, and data mining.

Edition details

• Publisher: Igi Global Scientific Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522526455
• ISBN 13: 9781522526452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 378
• Editor: Buyuk Koksal, Kocdar Serpil, Bozkurt Aras