Search for dissertations about: "online learning in higher education"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words online learning in higher education.
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6. Learner support for distance learners : A study of six cases of ICT-based distance education institutions in China
Abstract : This thesis focuses on learner support in Chinese distance education. It draws a picture of Chinese modern distance education, covering the major issues in the field of learner support, and small group work as peer support. READ MORE
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7. Designing for eAssessment of higher order thinking : An undergraduate IT online distance education course in Sri Lanka
Abstract : Distance education has seen rapid growth over the recent decades. The rapid development of Information Communication Technology [ICT] has been one of the main drivers of this growth in distance education. However, distance education and ICT themselves posts challenges to both students and educators alike. READ MORE
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8. Technology-enhanced formative assessment in higher education : An intervention design of scaffolding student self-regulated learning
Abstract : As online learning is increasingly adopted in higher education institutions, many instructors are faced with the challenges of devising and implementing effective pedagogical practices that advance student learning. One of the challenges points to the design and development of assessment activities that truly inform the teaching and learning process. READ MORE
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9. Languaging in virtual learning sites : studies of online encounters in the language-focused classroom
Abstract : This thesis focuses upon a series of empirical studies which examine communication and learning in online glocal communities within higher education in Sweden. A recurring theme in the theoretical framework deals with issues of languaging in virtual multimodal environments as well as the making of identity and negotiation of meaning in these settings; analyzing the activity, what people do, in contraposition to the study of how people talk about their activity. READ MORE
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10. Teaching in an age of complexity : exploring academic change and development in higher education
Abstract : Higher education (HE) has expanded and diversified at an unprecedented rate over the last two decades in response to a rapidly changing educational and political climate. Change and development are omnipresent, a constant part of university teachers’ sociocultural and organisational practice at multiple levels; the micro-level, the meso-level and the macro-level Against this background, the aim of this thesis is to gain a deeper understanding of the factors that influence academic change. READ MORE