Description: Wikipedia U by Thomas Leitch Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Leitch regards Wikipedia as an ideal instrument for probing the central assumptions behind liberal education, making it more than merely, as one of its severest critics has charged, "the encyclopedia game, played online." Publisher Description Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia has been a lightning rod for debates about knowledge and traditional authority. It has come under particular scrutiny from publishers of print encyclopedias and college professors, who are skeptical about whether a crowd-sourced encyclopedia - in which most entries are subject to potentially endless reviewing and editing by anonymous collaborators whose credentials cannot be established - can ever truly be accurate or authoritative. In Wikipedia U, Thomas Leitch argues that the assumptions these critics make about accuracy and authority are themselves open to debate. After all, academics are expected both to consult the latest research and to return to the earliest sources in their field, each of which has its own authority. And when teachers encourage students to master information so that they can question it independently, their ultimate goal is to create a new generation of thinkers and makers whose authority will ultimately supplant their own. Wikipedia U offers vital new lessons about the nature of authority and the opportunities and challenges of Web 2.0.Leitch regards Wikipedia as an ideal instrument for probing the central assumptions behind liberal education, making it more than merely, as one of its severest critics has charged, "the encyclopedia game, played online." Author Biography Thomas Leitch is a professor of English and the director of the film studies program at the University of Delaware. He is the author of Film Adaptation and Its Discontents: From "Gone with the Wind" to "The Passion of the Christ," also published by Johns Hopkins, and the coeditor of A Companion to Alfred Hitchcock. Details ISBN 1421415356 ISBN-13 9781421415352 Title Wikipedia U Author Thomas Leitch Format Hardcover Year 2014 Pages 176 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press GE_Item_ID:136546666; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781421415352
Book Title: Wikipedia U
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Name: Wikipedia U : Knowledge, Authority, and Liberal Education in the Digital Age
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: General, Research, Higher, History, Distance, Open & Online Education
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
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Author: Thomas Leitch
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Référence, Education
Item Length: 9 in
Series: Tech. Edu: a Hopkins Series on Education and Technology Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
