Doing MOOCs in Dili: Southern agency and open online learning in Timor-Leste

Monty King

doi:10.26182/1ckt-5j48

Doing MOOCs in Dili: Southern agency and open online learning in Timor-Leste

Monty King

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This thesis explores the practices of individuals in Dili, Timor-Leste using open online education. It draws on ethnographic fieldwork in Dili, the capital city, between 2015 and 2017, creating individual participant portraits to illustrate broader themes. A new concept, Southern agency, is introduced, defined as an individual’s actions within the particular constraints and opportunities that define life for many in countries of the global South. The thesis concludes that, as in other educational fields, open online education needs to be decolonised, allowing for a diversity of knowledges and incorporating a range of epistemologies, pedagogies and technologies.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Pegrum, Mark, Supervisor Fitzgerald, Tanya, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	24 Jan 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/1ckt-5j48
Publication status	Unpublished - 2023

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4 Article
1 Conference article

International Scholarships and Southern Agency: An Ethnography of Alumni, Scholars, and Applicants
King, M., Forsey, M. & Pegrum, M., May 2023, In: Journal of Studies in International Education. 27, 2, p. 178-197 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Web of Science)
Doing MOOCs in Dili: Studying online learner behaviour in the Global South
King, M., 2019, In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings. 2356, p. 54-59 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Southern agency and digital education: an ethnography of open online learning in Dili, Timor-Leste
King, M., Forsey, M. & Pegrum, M., 10 Jul 2019, In: Learning, Media and Technology. 44, 3, p. 283-298 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus)

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International Scholarships and Southern Agency: An Ethnography of Alumni, Scholars, and Applicants

Doing MOOCs in Dili: Studying online learner behaviour in the Global South

Southern agency and digital education: an ethnography of open online learning in Dili, Timor-Leste

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