Reconceptualising Learning in the Digital Age [electronic resource] : The [Un]democratising Potential of MOOCs /
Littlejohn, Allison.author.
Hood, Nina.author.
This book situates Massive Open Online Courses and open learning within a broader educational, economic and social context. It raises questions regarding whether Massive Open Online Courses effectively address demands to open up access to education by triggering a new education order, or merely represent reactionary and unimaginative responses to those demands. It offers a fresh perspective on how we conceptualise learners and learning, teachers and teaching, accreditation and quality, and how these dimensions fit within the emerging landscape of new forms of open learning.
Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The Myth of the Massive Open Online Course -- Chapter 2: Multiple Contexts and Purposes of MOOCs -- Chapter 3: Reconceptualising the Learner and Learning -- Chapter 4: The MOOC as a Misfit -- Chapter 5: Future Directions in Open Learning -- Index.
This book situates Massive Open Online Courses and open learning within a broader educational, economic and social context. It raises questions regarding whether Massive Open Online Courses effectively address demands to open up access to education by triggering a new education order, or merely represent reactionary and unimaginative responses to those demands. It offers a fresh perspective on how we conceptualise learners and learning, teachers and teaching, accreditation and quality, and how these dimensions fit within the emerging landscape of new forms of open learning.
Educational technology.
Learning.
Instruction.
Teaching.
Educational Technology.
Learning & Instruction.
Teaching and Teacher Education.