EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DISTANCE EDUCATION, Metropolitan College, Distance Education Administration
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- Boston University
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- Boston, MA
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The Executive Director of Distance Education will provide overall leadership for the planning, development, implementation, staffing, quality assurance, and student/faculty services supporting online instruction for the University. The Exec Director serves a number of key roles in the department and is at all times focused on ensuring the quality of online programs, advancing and protecting the BU brand and promoting the academic integrity of the online delivery method. The Exec Director oversees a department of 30+ employees which serves as a service unit to all colleges within the university community. He/she oversees the delivery of fully online coursework to 3,500+ BU online students globally which generates over $35million of tuition revenue to the university annually. This entails representing the University internally and externally in distance education matters, providing leadership in best practices arena of online education, and ensuring Boston Universitys online course delivery methodology sets a high standard in the academic community.
Required SkillsMaster's Degree and a minimum of eight to ten years of distance education experience preferably with university administration experience. Extensive industry/trend knowledge is essential.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Job Location BOSTON, Massachusetts, United StatesPosition TypeFull-Time/RegularOrganization
The Difference Is Our DNA
What compelled the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to award Boston University a grant to fight newborn mortality in Zambia? Why did Martin Luther King, Jr. adopt BU as a place where he could hone his message of justice and equality? And what is the catalyst that prompts 32,557 students from 135 countries to call BU their home every semester? It’s in our DNA: an inherent desire in each of our students, faculty, and staff to vigorously and dauntlessly pursue knowledge—and embrace the unlimited possibilities that come with it.
A Community Unlike Any Other
As you can see below, it takes people, ideas, and a little luck (Boston, you’re our town) to make BU what it is today: one of the most dynamic universities in the world.
Celebrated thinkers: On any given day, students will find themselves mesmerized by Nobel Prize winners, a poet laureate, and the first biomedical engineer ever to receive a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Award,” among others.
Extraordinary teaching: When a classroom starts to percolate with new ideas, it’s because our faculty of scholars and accomplished practitioners know how to ignite students’ imaginations. That’s why we reward our best teachers with BU’s most prestigious honor: The Metcalf Cup and Prize.
Groundbreaking research: With faculty dedicated to a creative, interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, BU has become a leading global research institution—propelled forward by over $350 million a year in sponsored program revenue.
World-class students: Elite students from all 50 states and 135 countries pursue higher education on BU campuses in Boston and at programs in L.A., D.C., and more than 30 other cities on six continents.
A city within a city: Today, 80% of our undergrads live on campus, which could explain the 525 student activity groups alone.
The greatest college town in the world: Boston. ’Nuff said.
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