The War on Learning: Gaining Ground in the Digital University

by Elizabeth Losh

Book Overview

An examination of technology-based education initiatives--from MOOCs to virtual worlds--that argues against treating education as a product rather than a process.

Behind the lectern stands the professor, deploying course management systems, online quizzes, wireless clickers, PowerPoint slides, podcasts, and plagiarism-detection software. In the seats are the students, armed with smartphones, laptops, tablets, music players, and social networking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262027380
• ISBN13: 9780262027380
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher