Frederika Gerlanda Kop “Network Connectivity and Adult Learning: Social Media, the Knowledgeable Other and Distance Education” (Doctoral thesis) 2010

A very interesting thesis that investigates effective use of social media in adult learning, the learner’s level of control in comparison to the tutor and the institution and other related aspects. New technologies are seen as fostering communication, engagement and self-direction while, importantly, adult educators are referred as ‘trusted “human filters” of information’.

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