How do Noble's ideas apply to online education?
My concerns about the automation of labor and the potential for social control are highly relevant to the rise of "digital diploma mills" and online education platforms. I see these developments as continuing a historical pattern where efficiency and cost-reduction, driven by corporate interests, can overshadow pedagogical quality and genuine human interaction. The emphasis shifts from deep learning to standardized, easily quantifiable outputs, potentially devaluing the intellectual labor involved.
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