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Digital learners are not a homogenous group but have many different learning styles and ways of interacting with learning content. In this chapter, the focus is put on the different types of learners, what characterizes them, and how—through data analysis—more can be learned about them.
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Köster, J. (2018). Learn About Your Audience. In: Video in the Age of Digital Learning. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93937-7_2
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