Rita Kop is currently an adjunct in the Faculty of Education at Yorkville University. She has a PhD in Adult Continuing Education. After a career in teaching, research, and development activities related to education and technology in Canada, the UK, and the Netherlands, she currently researches advanced educational technologies and online learning. She worked as a researcher for the National Research Council of Canada and as Professor in Adult Education and Higher Education in the UK and is an advocate for open learning and widening access.

Research interests: adult education, teaching, and learning, online learning, widening access, the design of learning experiences.