Includes index

in English

Section One: Lessons Learned from Long Term University-OPM Partnerships -- Section Two: Navigating Conflict and Critism within University-OPM Partnerships -- Section Three: University-OPM Case Studies Specific to Learning Design -- Sectio Four: Evaluating the Cpabilities of a University or OPM Learning Design Functions -- Section Five: University-OPM Case Stusies Specific to Faculty Teaching -- Section Six: Future Considerations for OPM-University Partnerships Including innovations and Risks

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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