1. Designing and implementing an online PhD programme Dr Richard Freeman Programme Leader for Online MPhil/PhD r.freeman@ioe.ac.uk

2. Rationale Timely (MOOCs, tablets, smartphones and Skype) Cheaper: no living in London, no travel, able to work No need for visas Supports students who need to relocate PRES 2013: 41.5% distance learning

3. Building on existing expertise OMRes Educational and Social Research (Dr Will Gibson) Five years of experience in purely online environment Lessons learnt: facilitating engagement for students based worldwide

4. Decisions Fees – identical Supervision – identical Certificate – identical All for an equivalent experience

5. Structure Spectrum: Two ends, not stretching from one Put student in control of blended learning VLE Moodle & Blackboard Collaborate: forums, activities, recordings and live (e.g. seminars) Supervision, Research Environment, Library, Student Support Research Methods, Generic skills

6. OMRes modules Approaches to Educational Research Research and the Theoretical Field Research Methods Writing and Presenting Educational Research Qualitative Data Analysis Quantitative Data Analysis bit.ly/NVivoSPSS