Open Education: A Study in Disruption

by Gary Hall, Simon Worthington, Shaun Hides, et al.

Book Overview

What for decades could only be dreamt of is now almost within reach: the widespread provision of free online education, regardless of a geographic location, financial status, or ability to access conventional institutions of learning.

But does open education really offer the openness, democracy and cost-effectiveness its supporters promise? Or will it lead to a two-tier system, where those who can't afford to attend a traditional university...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783482087
• ISBN13: 9781783482085
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.7"