Knowledge as Commodity
Evan T. Robinson,
ELearning Magazine,
Sept 10, 2001
In order to keep college and university programs viable, the author recommends adopting e-business practices in higher education. This in turn entails a representation of learning materials as commodities. This model addresses such issues as access to learning materials and intellectual property issues. I agree with the essential thesis, but it's a slippery slope - once learning materials are treated as commodities, there is nothing stopping all knowledge from being viewed as a commodity, producing a land rush for the 'knowledge commons' as it exists today, a fencing off and effective dispossession of society in general in favour of a few selected knowledge holders.
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