Partnering with Online Program Managers for Distance Education
Approaches to Policy, Quality, and Leadership
- 326 pages
- English
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Partnering with Online Program Managers for Distance Education
Approaches to Policy, Quality, and Leadership
About This Book
Partnering with Online Program Managers for Distance Education offers fresh insights into the practice, implications, and outcomes of partnerships between higher education institutions and for-profit online program managers (OPMs). As colleges and universities race to build effective, sustainable distance education programs, higher education administrators often rely on third-party OPMs for marketing and student recruitment, student support from orientation to graduation, course design and delivery, and other fee-based services. This edited collection provides a global knowledge base for understanding academic quality, policy, and management in university-OPM partnerships along with actionable strategies and frameworks for selection, evaluation, and improvement. Leaders, administrators, developers, and accreditors of digital distance learning programs in higher education will come away with evidence-based guidance and realistic perspectives into the opportunities and challenges of this fast-emerging resource.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- 1 An Introduction to Online Program Management (OPM): Evolving Approaches by OPM Providers and Higher Education Institutions to Drive Success, Innovation, and Remain Relevant
- Section One Lessons Learned from Long Term University-OPM Partnerships
- Section Two Navigating Conflict and Criticism within University-OPM Partnerships
- Section Three University-OPM Case Studies Specific to Learning Design
- Section Four Evaluating the Capabilities of a University or OPM Learning Design Function
- Section Five University-OPM Case Studies Specific to Faculty Teaching
- Section Six Future Considerations for OPM-University Partnerships Including Innovation and Risks
- Contributors
- Index