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| Title: | Learning on-demand: massive open online courses and the privatization of the educational experience |
| Author(s): | Robinson, Rashid |
| Director of Research: | Higgins, Christopher |
| Doctoral Committee Chair(s): | Higgins, Christopher |
| Doctoral Committee Member(s): | Anderson, James D; Pak, Yoon; Mortensen, Peter |
| Department / Program: | Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp |
| Discipline: | Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp |
| Degree Granting Institution: | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Degree: | Ph.D. |
| Genre: | Dissertation |
| Subject(s): | MOOCS
Asynchronous learning |
| Abstract: | This study engages the phenomena of On-Demand Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) using both philosophical and qualitative methods of inquiry. Situating the emergence of MOOCs within the current values and structuring of neoliberal higher education, it explores a specific instance of On-Demand MOOCs at a public research university and examines the impact of the shift to On-Demand MOOCs on specific teaching and administrative practices. Drawing upon the Community of Inquiry theoretical model as well as the educational philosophy of John Dewey for analysis, this study suggests that although often desired by students, the asynchronous learning experience provided by an On-Demand modality may not be the most effective method of instructional delivery to produce desired learning outcomes. |
| Issue Date: | 2021-11-19 |
| Type: | Thesis |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/114063 |
| Rights Information: | Copyright 2021 Rashid Robinson |
| Date Available in IDEALS: | 2022-04-29 |
| Date Deposited: | 2021-12 |
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