The Algorithmic University
On-Line Education, Learning Management Systems, and the Struggle over Academic Labor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2370754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Ovetz (0000-0003-4986-6553, San Jose State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 7-8 |
| Pages | 1065-1084 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0896920520948931 |
| OpenAlex | W3083028572 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 25 |
The use of on-line education (OLE) to deliver higher education using learning management systems (LMS) has received growing critical attention for its reliance on precarious faculty, high dropout and failure rates, and as a form of privatization. While these critiques are well grounded, they overlook the role of OLE as a strategy for rationalizing teaching and deskilling academic labor in order to produce more self-disciplined precarious 'platform' workers who can labor remotely under the control of algorithmic management. To recompose the power of academic workers, new tactics, strategies, and objectives based on an analysis of the new technical composition of capital in higher education are needed
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |