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Leading the e-learning transformation of higher education : meeting the challenges of technology and distance education

The rise of the World Wide Web in the mid-1990s stimulated a transformation in the field of higher education, which in turn has required leaders in the field of online learning to develop new leadership skills and innovate successfully within the mainstream of their institutions. This book offers insights and guidance to the rising generation of leaders to help them integrate online learning into their institutions during a period of rapid social and institutional change. Written by pioneers in the field of online learning, this important volume: Provides useful guidance for future leadership in the rapidly changing e-learning world, Shares success stories, interviews, cases, and insights from a broad range of perspectives, Reviews how technology is transforming higher education worldwide, Provides an overview of how distance education is organized across a range of institutional settings, Breaks down current leadership challenges to the level of both unit operations and institutional policy This volume presents the collective experience and expertise of top leaders in the field. All of the authors have held leadership roles in national and international distance education organizations. Six have been recognized as Sloan-C Fellows and all but one have taught in the Institute for Emerging Leaders in Online Learning, an annual program developed through a partnership between Sloan-C and the Penn State World Campus. They have helped pave the way and now share their insights, advice, and broad vision with the future leaders of the field.

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378.1734 Mil l

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Sterling : Stylus publishing., 2014

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XIII, 258 p. ; 23 cm.

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English

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9781579227968

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378.1734

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Education, Higher--Computer network resources

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