MOOCs, high technology & higher learning / Robert A. Rhoads.
| Author/creator | Rhoads, Robert A. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015. |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | 168 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | MOOCs, high technology and higher learning |
| Variant title | Massive open online courses, high technology and higher learning |
| Series | Reforming higher education: innovation and the public good Reforming higher education. ^A1287777 |
| Abstract | "In MOOCs, High Technology, and Higher Education, Rob Rhoads seeks to put the OpenCourseWare (OCW) movement into a larger context that culminates in the introduction of Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs). This book highlights a particular moment in history when cultural, political, and economic forces came together to bring about the MOOC as a unique educational innovation. In addition to defining MOOCs apart from other online course systems, Rhoads offers a provocative description of the various learning cultures and methods that continue to stimulate and expand the demand for MOOCs as a social movement in higher education. The methodology undergirding this book combines critical discourse analysis of key documents and publications as well as empirical studies of MOOC-related issues, including studies of MOOC content delivery, the organizational system supporting the OCW/MOOC movement, and faculty labor concerns"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014049508 |
| ISBN | 9781421417790 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1421417790 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |