Teaching machines [electronic resource] : learning from the intersection of education and technology / Bill Ferster.

Teaching machines [electronic resource] : learning from the intersection of education and technology / Bill Ferster.

9781421415413 electronic book
9781421415406 hardcover
1421415402 hardcover

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.

English

1 online resource (xiv, 199 pages) : illustrations, portraits.

LB1028.3 .F49 2014eb

371.33

Examines past attempts to automate instruction from the earliest use of the postal service for distance education to the current maelstrom surrounding Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The author tells the stories of the entrepreneurs and visionaries who developed and promoted various instructional technologies. Ferster describes attempts to enhance the classroom experience with machines, from hornbooks, the Chautauqua movement, and correspondence courses to B.F. Skinner's teaching machine, intelligent tutoring systems, and eLearning. Teaching Machines provides invaluable insight into our current debate over the efficacy of educational technology.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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