Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education

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Between the Lines, 2002 - Education - 116 pages

Many students in North America today study and take courses through computer delivered or "distance" education. Universities, colleges, and governments seem to believe that these kinds of education are problem free. They claim they offer a great solution to tighter budgets and larger numbers of students. But beware, says David Noble, "Are these new opportunities for students or new opportunities for investors to profit?"

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David F. Noble
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About the author (2002)

David Franklin Noble (July 22, 1945 - December 27, 2010) was a critical historian of technology, science and education, best known for his groundbreaking work on the social history of automation. In his final years he taught in the Division of Social Science, and the department of Social and Political Thought at York University in Toronto. Noble held positions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Smithsonian Institution and Drexel University, as well as many visiting professorships.

Bibliographic information

TitleDigital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education
AuthorDavid F. Noble
PublisherBetween the Lines, 2002
ISBN1896357547, 9781896357546
Length116 pages
Subjects ›  ›  › 

Education / Distance, Open & Online Education
Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General
Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Education / Schools / Levels / Higher
Social Science / Sociology / General
Technology & Engineering / Automation
  
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