Ebba Ossiannilsson

Ebba Ossiannilsson is the V President for the Swedish Association for Distance Education and for the Swedish Association for E-Competence. She is the CEO of her company on Quality in Open Online Learning. She was awarded the EDEN Fellow title in 2014 and she became Open Education Europa (OEE) Fellow in 2015, and an Ambassador for OEE in 2017. Since 2016 she is ambassador for GLOBE the Community of digital learning. She is a researcher reviewer, advisor and consultant within the area of open, online, flexible, and technology enabled teaching and learning (OOFAT) and quality. Since the year 2000, she worked at Lund University, Sweden, as an e-learning, open online learning expert, and advisor with special focus on quality. She is frequently invited as keynote speaker. She is board member in international associations. She is in the ICDE Focal Points of Quality, in the policy committee for the global advocacy of OER and ICDE ON BOLDIC. She has conducted several research studies and national overview reports. Her PhD at Oulu University, Finland in 2012 was on Benchmarking e-learning in higher education. Her dissertation had a large outreach and is often cited. She has over 200 publications.

Publications

Advancing the Power of Learning Analytics and Big Data in Education
Ana Azevedo, José Manuel Azevedo, James Onohuome Uhomoibhi, Ebba Ossiannilsson. © 2021. 296 pages.
The term learning analytics is used in the context of the use of analytics in e-learning environments. Learning analytics is used to improve quality. It uses data about students...
The Practice of Gaining Universal Values Based on Learning Analytics Framework: Universal Values and Learning Analytics
Nedime Karasel Ayda, Zehra Altinay, Fahriye Altinay, Gokmen Dagli, Ebba Ossiannilsson. © 2021. 14 pages.
This chapter encapsulates the framework of learning analytics. It is aimed to evaluate leisure activities and practices of students in learning outcomes based on the role of...
Resilient Sustainable Education for the Future of Education: Emerging Challenges
Ebba S. I. Ossiannilsson. © 2021. 28 pages.
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic affected all economic sectors and disrupted many areas of our lives, especially education. More than 1.7 billion learners in over 200 countries...
Toward a Quality Framework for Open Educational Resources (OER): Application of the TIPS and Kahn's Quality Frameworks
Ebba S. I. Ossiannilsson. © 2021. 17 pages.
In November 2019, a milestone was reached when UNESCO's Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendations for implementation was adopted by almost 200 member countries. At...
Ubiquitous Inclusive Learning in a Digital Era
Ebba Ossiannilsson. © 2019. 300 pages.
In open education, equality, accessibility, inclusiveness, and lifelong learning are key concerns. To meet, adapt to, and anticipate global goals and needs, as well as address...
Leadership: In a Time When Learners Take Ownership of Their Learning
Ebba Ossiannilsson. © 2018. 33 pages.
The rapid developments led by the digitization of society have been described as heralding the fourth industrial revolution. Individuals have more learning choices than ever...
Let the Learners Take the Lead for Their Lifelong Learning Journey
Ebba Ossiannilsson. © 2017. 22 pages.
This chapter is centered on the importance of letting learners take the lead in their lifelong educational journey, meeting the challenges that they encounter. Additionally, the...