Education Is Broken and the Silicon Valley Narrative
Martin Weller
Chapter from the book: Weller, M. 2014. Battle for Open: How openness won and why it doesn't feel like victory.
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Chapter from the book: Weller, M. 2014. Battle for Open: How openness won and why it doesn't feel like victory.
In the previous chapter the rise of MOOCs was plotted, and possible opportunities and reservations about them explored. Unlike almost any other educational development, MOOCs have attracted considerable media interest. In this chapter we will explore the underlying reasons for this. In Chapter 1, I argued that the battle for open was in part a battle for narrative, an argument that will be explored in this chapter. Although much of this chapter will focus on MOOCs, as they provide the most ready example of the conflation of education, technology and media, it can stand for any development and is of particular relevance to open education.
Weller, M. 2014. Education Is Broken and the Silicon Valley Narrative. In: Weller, M, Battle for Open. London: Ubiquity Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bam.f
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Published on Nov. 28, 2014