Academia next : the futures of higher education / Bryan Alexander.

Academia next : the futures of higher education /

"The author argues that the number of higher education institutions in the United States has peaked--that is, has hit the maximum for meeting consumer demand--and he tracks the trends in higher education he sees as the result. His near-future predictions are meant to prepare university administ...

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Main Author: Alexander, Bryan, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States > Administration.
Education, Higher > Effect of technological innovations on > United States.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Trends. Objects in Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear ; Catching the University in Mid-Transformation ; The New Age of Fewer Children and More Inequality ; The Marriage of Carbon and Silicon ; Beyond the Virtual Learning Environment ; Connecting the Dots: Metatrends
  • Part 2. Scenarios ; Peak Higher Education ; Health Care Nation ; Open Education Triumphant ; Renaissance ; Augmented Campus ; Tutor Me, Siri ; Retro Campus
  • Part 3. To the Future and the Present ; Beyond 2035 ; Back to the Present.

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