Main research question: “How is the design of the learning environment related to students’ engagement and achievement in open online higher education?”

Topics of this project may include but are not limited to: large-scale learning analytics and learner modelling, human-centred web & multi-media, mobile learning, scalable calibrated feedback and automated assessment. Digital learning environments do not exist in isolation; they are embedded in the rich infrastructure of the Web.

Project 2: Teaching in open online higher education (Leiden University)

Main research question: “How is teaching in open online higher education related to students’ engagement and achievement?”

Topics of this project may include but are not limited to: instructional methods, quizzes, discussion forums, teacher feedback, peer learning, collaborative learning and assessment. Experimental designs in which particular teaching aspects are manipulated can be a valuable way to study differential effects of teaching in open online higher education.