EADTU Conference 2015: Transforming higher education in the 21st Century, 29-30 October 2015, Hagen (Germany)

Technology-based teaching and learning is transforming higher education. Through new modes of teaching and learning, three complementary educational areas are emerging in European higher education – blended and online degree education; flexible continuous education and continuous professional development online, including new types of short programmes; and online open education through OERs and MOOCs. Institutional development in higher education should embrace a holistic perspective, developing these areas separately, and also integrating them in practice. More...