Students at University of Iceland, School of Education. Online learning, a key to university education for students with diverse backgrounds

• Main Authors: Björnsdóttir, Amalía, Jóhannsdóttir, Þuríður Jóna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands 2022
• Subjects: non-traditional students; distance/online learninr; older students; students' socioeconomic status; studying while working; óhefðbundnir stúdentar; fjarnám; eldri háskólanemar; stéttarstaða háskólanema; nám með vinnu; Vinnu; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/netla/article/view/3601

In recent years, the official policy in Iceland as well as in Europe has been to widen participation of students from diverse social and economic groups in higher education. At the University of Iceland School of Education, most programs are offered both as traditional on-campus courses or as online...