Emerging Leadership Roles in Distance Education: Current State of Affairs and Forecasting Future Trends

In: Academic leadership

Abstract

This paper discusses the enormous impact distance learning has had on traditional higher educationand leadership roles within those constructs. The writer will address and discuss critical issues relatingto leadership in higher education with a distance learning focus, current and future distance educationmodalities, and future leadership trends. This paper will focus on transformational leadership qualitiesthat are necessary for current and future successful distance education programs. Finally, the writer willprovide considerable information for institutions of higher learning as well as those individualsassociated with the advancement of online learning modalities.