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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
Book review. Educators foster the idea of the university as an institution that stands set apart from society as a whole, a sanctuary where academics may conduct research and advance ideas without being beholden to the politics or economics of the day. It's unclear whether this ever in fact the case, but in any event, this conception of the university is increasingly under siege. New developments in technology and education business models are challenging this traditional conception. Yet, through it all, academics conduct business as usual.

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