Education is not an app : the future of university teaching in the Internet age / Jonathan A. Poritz and Jonathan Rees.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poritz, Jonathan Adam, 1964- author.

Rees, Jonathan, 1966- author.

Series:

Economics in the real world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Effect of technological innovations on.

Education, Higher.

Educational technology--Economic aspects.

Educational technology.

Internet in higher education.

College teaching.

Physical Description:

x, 134 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

While much has been written about the doors that technology can open for students, less has been said about its impact on teachers and professors. Although technology undoubtedly brings with it huge opportunities within higher education, there is also the fear that it will have a negative effect both on faculty and on teaching standards. Education Is Not an App offers a bold and provocative analysis of the economic context within which educational technology is being implemented, not least the financial problems currently facing higher education institutions around the world. The book emphasizes the issue of control as being a key factor in whether educational technology is used for good or bad purposes, arguing that technology has great potential if placed in caring hands. While it is a guide to the newest developments in education technology, if is also a book for those faculty, technology professionals, and higher education policy-makers who wont to understand the economic and pedagogical impact of technology on professors and students. It advocates a path into the future based on faculty autonomy, shared governance, and concentration on the university's traditional role of promoting the common good. Offering the first critical, in-depth assessment of the political economy of education technology, this book' will serve as an invaluable guide to concerned faculty, as well as to anyone with an interest in the future of higher education. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Online education : the good, the bad and the ugly

MOOCs

Free/libre/open-source edtech

Unbundling

Electronic Taylorism

Social media in the classroom and out

The zero-marginal-cost education

Conclusion : higher education in a digital age.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138910409

1138910406

9781138910416

1138910414

OCLC:

943695178