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Quality Assurance for Online Programs: Roles, Responsibilities, and Leadership Styles of Higher Education Administrators
Yi Yang (Franklin University, USA) and Curtis J. Bonk (Indiana University, USA)
Copyright: © 2012
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-762-3.ch016
Abstract
Roles of administrators are often overlooked when discussing the quality of online education. Administrators have long asserted the pivotal influence on school policies, faculty members’ morale, and learning atmosphere. This chapter examines the challenges administrators face in ensuring the quality and viability of online programs. In the chapter, we suggest that the responsibilities of an effective higher education administrator encompass roles as strategic planner and manager, effective motivator, aggressive promoter, and strong supporter of others. We also put forth recommendations for administrators that might help them improve the quality and success of online programs.