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Dr. ZHANG is Professor of Education at Distance Education Research Centre of Beijing Normal University. He was former Head and Chief Researcher at the Centre for Research in Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, Head of the Centre for Cyber Learning, and Chief Editor of the International Journal of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, School of Professional and Continuing Education at the University of Hong Kong. He is an advisory Professor at East China Normal University, Honorary Dean of College of Education at City University of Macau, Visiting Professor at Open University of China, Beijing Open University, Shanghai Open University, Jiangsu Open University, Yunnan Open University, Tianjin Open University, Chongqing Open University, Guangzhou University, and Capital Normal University.
He has been on the editorial board of a number of academic journals in the field of open education and e-learning in Commonwealth of Learning, China, UK, Japan, Malaysia, Canada, and Turkey. Prof. Zhang has written or edited 20 books and published over 200 articles in scholarly journals and conference proceedings. He is the recipient of three institutional, four national, one regional, and seven international awards for Distinguished Achievements/ Best Papers Awards. The Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) awarded Prof. Zhang the 2008 AAOU Meritorious Service Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of open and distance learning and e-learning in Asia.