TY - BOOK
T1 - The Commercialisation of Massive Open Online Courses
T2 - Reading Ideologies in Between the Lines
AU - Dianati, Seb
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - This book critically examines the role of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in higher education, against the backdrop of rapid developments in online learning. Reporting on a method by which one could isolate ideologically charged words from websites, the author underlines the need to pause, question and understand the underlying motives behind MOOCs, and ask fundamental questions about their data use, commercial interests, and ability to provide ‘good’ education. With its step-by-step ideological analysis, the author challenges educators, policymakers, and students alike to reconsider the fabric of online courses and their associated platforms. The book will appeal to scholars of digital education and sociology, as well as scholars from the critical sciences.
AB - This book critically examines the role of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in higher education, against the backdrop of rapid developments in online learning. Reporting on a method by which one could isolate ideologically charged words from websites, the author underlines the need to pause, question and understand the underlying motives behind MOOCs, and ask fundamental questions about their data use, commercial interests, and ability to provide ‘good’ education. With its step-by-step ideological analysis, the author challenges educators, policymakers, and students alike to reconsider the fabric of online courses and their associated platforms. The book will appeal to scholars of digital education and sociology, as well as scholars from the critical sciences.
KW - Ideographs
KW - Ideology critique
KW - MOOCs
KW - Open education resources
KW - Sonja Foss
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85206201889&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-58184-7
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-58184-7
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:85206201889
SN - 9783031581830
BT - The Commercialisation of Massive Open Online Courses
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
ER -