Postgraduate Degree in Distance Learning for Higher Education

Course Objectives

Provide teachers and trainers with skills to design and teach distance education courses.

Access Conditions

a) Holders of a bachelor’s degree;

b) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this Process;

c) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognized as meeting the objectives of the degree from the ESEC Technical-Scientific Council;

d) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognized as attesting capacity to attend this cycle of studies by the ESEC Technical-Scientific Council.

Learning Language

Portuguese

Learning Objectives

– Fundamentals of Distance Education (DE)

– Technological resources used in DE

– Instructional design and DE in higher education

– Content Production for DE – Digital resources available on the Internet and copyright

– Synchronous and Asynchronous Approaches – Learning and Development: Good practices in DE

– Assessment of Learning in DE – Support services – Evaluation of DE programs

Access to Superior Studies

Not applicable.

Main Branch

Curricular Year: 1
Curricular Unit Code ECTS Period
Distance Learning in Higher Education 21010068 30 Annual