Reconceptualising Learning in the Digital Age : the [Un]democratising Potential of MOOCs. SpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education

Annotation 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 Front Matter ....Pages i-viii The Many Guises of MOOCs (Allison Littlejohn, Nina Hood)....Pages 1-19 The [Un]Democratisation of Education and Learning (Allison Littlejohn, Nina Hood)....Pages 21-34 The Emancipated Learner? The Tensions Facing Learners in Massive, Open Learning (Allison Littlejohn, Nina Hood)....Pages 35-55 Massive Numbers, Diverse Learning (Allison Littlejohn, Nina Hood)....Pages 57-77 Designing for Quality? (Allison Littlejohn, Nina Hood)....Pages 79-94 A Crisis of Identity? Contradictions and New Opportunities (Allison Littlejohn, Nina Hood)....Pages 95-108