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References
- Bates, T. (2000). Managing technological change: Strategies for college and university leaders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc.
- Bennis, W. & Nanus, B. (1997). Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge. NY: Harper and Row.
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Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic showed once again the need for quality in online education all over the world. The aim of this research is to solicit how to improve the quality of online education from online education program directors’ perspectives. The research was designed as a qualitative case study. Eight participants who were responsible for directing, managing, supervising and organizing online education programs participated to this study. The data were collected through interviews and were analyzed through content analysis. Eight dimensions were found to improve the quality of online education. These dimensions were focusing on students’ needs; focusing on change in education; focusing on system as a whole; focusing on leadership; focusing on continuous improvement of online education; focusing on integrating learning and teaching theories into online education; focusing on research about online education; and focusing on quality of instructors.
References
- Bates, T. (2000). Managing technological change: Strategies for college and university leaders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc.
- Bennis, W. & Nanus, B. (1997). Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge. NY: Harper and Row.
- Berg, B. 1998. Qualitative research methods for the social sciences. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
- Bogdan, R. C., & Biklen, S. K. (1992). Qualitative research for education: An introduction to theory and methods. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
- Beaudoin, M.F. (2003). Distance education leadership for the new century. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 6(2). State University of West Georgia, Distance Education Center. Retrieved January 03, 2021. https://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/summer62/beaudoin62.html.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | March 30, 2022 |
| Submission Date | January 12, 2021 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2022 Volume: 23 Issue: 2 |