Social Sciences
, 
Education and Pedagogy

Handbook of Higher Education, Volume 1: Digital Learning, Analytics, and Student Success Systems

Authors

By 
Mustafa Kayyali
Mustafa Kayyali (ed), Maaref University of Applied Sciences
Orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3300-262X

Dr. Mustafa Kayyali is an academic leader, editor, and researcher specializing in quality assurance, accreditation, university rankings, internationalization, digital transformation, academic governance, and higher education management. He serves as Manager of the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Directorate at Maaref University of Applied Sciences, Syria, and as a Lecturer in Social Sciences. He is also a Full Professor in Management and Education at Azteca University.

 

Dr. Kayyali holds a PhD in Quality Management, a Master’s degree in Quality Management and Evaluation in Higher Education from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, an MBA, and a BA in English Language and Literature. His academic and professional work bridges higher education policy, institutional quality, ranking systems, accreditation, strategic management, and international academic cooperation, with particular attention to fragile, developing, and post-conflict higher education contexts.

 

He is the founder and manager of HE Higher Education Ranking and has served in several international quality assurance and accreditation roles. His published books include works on global university rankings, quality assurance and accreditation, internationalization, academic transformation, crisis management, resilience in higher education, and strategic management in academia. Among his major titles are Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education: Issues, Models, and Best Practices, Global University Ranking Systems: Methodologies, Impact, and Repercussions, Higher Education Rankings and Their Worldwide Significance, Rebuilding Higher Education Systems Impacted by Crises, and Perspectives on Higher Education Systems and University Management.

 

Dr. Kayyali has also published extensively in journals and edited volumes on topics such as academic reputation, university rankings, quality assurance, AI in education, faculty development, internationalization, equity, and digital governance. His work has gained international visibility through citations, indexing, academic libraries, and editorial leadership across journals, book series, and large-scale higher education publishing projects.

STAR SCHOLARS PRESS
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/5rr9rz47
Publication date : August 9, 2026

Keywords:

Higher Education Digital Learning Student Success

Synopsis

This volume examines how digital learning, analytics, and student success systems are quietly rewriting the inner grammar of higher education. It looks beyond platforms as tools and asks what happens when learning becomes traceable, adaptive, and continuously interpreted through data. The chapters explore online and hybrid learning, predictive analytics, advising systems, student engagement, retention, and the ethical use of educational data. At its core, the volume asks a difficult question: can institutions use digital intelligence to support students without reducing them to dashboards? The answer, unsurprisingly, is complex, hopeful, and sometimes unsettling.

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