Online University Administration: Impacts on faculty management and course delivery

Abstract

Although some ground-based academic institutions have pursed online education as a mechanism to more cost effectively provide learning and additionally to utilize this as a profit generating endeavor, they may be missing the additional costs in physical, administrative and faculty resources involved providing this method of education. This paper will examine some of the unique aspects of online course delivery from the administrative and faculty perspective to determine and elaborate on those perhaps underestimated aspects of instructor lead, web-based education. Throughout this paper theoretical perspectives surrounding online learning will be utilized to suggest ways to improve administrative process. Online University Administration: Impacts on faculty management and course delivery