Online Education: An Innovative Approach and Success in the Virtual Classroom

Online education has surpassed all expectations, given its exponential growth in the last few years. Not only has the number of students who take online courses increased, but the number of educational institutions that offer online programs has skyrocketed. The dilemma facing many institutions today is not whether to have an online education, but how to integrate the pedagogy into their academic programs.Many books have addressed online education from the vantage point of instructors and administrators. But this unique volume provides the strategies that students can apply to succeed in a virtual classroom. This book also addresses emerging issues in online education and how technologies will impact higher education in the future.

Bola Bayode earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management from WaldenUniversity, Master of Jurisprudence from Emory University School of Law, Masterof Business Administration from Strayer University, and Bachelor of Science inPolitical Science from Ogun State University. He is president at BrightEducation and an Adjunct Professor of Management and Employment Law at MontreatCollege. He previously served as Dean and Associate Program Dean at StrayerUniversity and taught humanities at Axia College of the University of Phoenix.
 
The author brings over two decades of practical experiencein online education into the discussions and views shared in this book. Overthe years, he has taught and mentored thousands of students in the virtualclassroom, which enables him to understand the challenges students face inclass and the strategies they can apply to succeed in an online course.
 
Dr. Bayode belongs to several academic and professionalorganizations including but not limited to Association for Talent Development(ATD), Council of Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL), Harvard BusinessReview, Higher Education Administration, Higher Education Management, HigherEducation Teaching and Learning, Online College Executives & Professionals,Academic Executive Network, and the United States Distance Learning Association(USDLA).