Description
The face of education is constantly being transformed due to rapid changes in technology. It is imperative that leadership trends and techniques be evaluated in the educational field, particularly in reference to alternative learning programs.
Administrative Leadership in Open and Distance Learning Programs is a pivotal scholarly resource that discusses emerging issues surrounding the administration of non-traditional education practices. Highlighting relevant topics that include policy development, quality assurance, accreditation, and assessment systems, this publication is an ideal reference source for educators, academicians, graduate students, and researchers that are interested in the progression of open and distance education.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Koksal Buyuk (Ed.)
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 bachelor’s 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.
Serpil Kocdar (Ed.)
Serpil Kocdar works as an assistant professor at Open Education Faculty of Anadolu University, Turkey. She is a graduate of Economics and she has a master’s degree in Distance Education. She worked in corporate banking sector as a vice manager from 1997 to 2002. She received her Ph.D. in Distance Education from Anadolu University in 2011. She worked in the Assessment Department of Open Education Faculty from 2002 to 2014. Currently, she works for the Quality Office and R&D and Instructional Technologies Department. Her research interests are quality assurance and accreditation, evaluation, assessment, instructional design and new learning technologies in open and distance learning.
Aras Bozkurt (Ed.)
Aras Bozkurt
is a researcher and faculty member at Anadolu University, Türkiye. With MA and PhD degrees in distance education, Dr. Bozkurt's work focuses on empirical studies in areas such as distance education, online learning, networked learning, and educational technology. He applies critical theories like connectivism, rhizomatic learning, and heutagogy to his research. Dr. Bozkurt is also interested in emerging research paradigms, including social network analysis, sentiment analysis, and data mining. Dr. Bozkurt's studies also cover the integration of artificial intelligence technologies into educational processes in the axis of human-machine interaction. His dedication to advancing the field is reflected in his editorial roles as the Editor-in-Chief of Open Praxis and Asian Journal of Distance Education, as well as his roles as an associate editor for prestigious journals like Higher Education Research and Development, Online Learning, eLearn Magazine, and Computer Applications in Engineering Education.