Is technology good for education?
By: Neil Selwyn
Publisher: Polity
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780745696461; 9780745696478
Subjects: Computer-assisted instruction; Aims and objectives; Effect of technological innovations on; Educational technology; Education; Evaluation
Description: Today's schools, colleges and universities operate along high-tech lines, while new forms of online education have emerged to challenge the dominance of traditional institutions. Many experts believe that the rapid digitization of education over the past ten years has undoubtedly been a 'good thing.' Neil Selwyn challenges this received wisdom and questions the values, agendas and interests that stand to gain most from the rise of digital education. His concise, up-to-date analysis concludes by considering alternative approaches that might be capable of rescuing - and perhaps revitalizing - the ideals of public education, while not denying the possibilities of digital technology altogether. -- from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Digital technology and educational change; title: Making education more democratic?; title: Making education more personalized?; title: Making education more calculable?; title: Making education more commercial?; title: 'Good' education and the digital: so what needs to change?