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Reinventing Higher Education: The Promise of Innovation
Full title: | Reinventing Higher Education: The Promise of Innovation |
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ISBN: | 9781934742877 |
ISBN 10: | 1934742872 |
Authors: | |
Publisher: | Harvard Education Press |
Edition: | Illustrated |
Num. pages: | 296 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2011 |
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Synopsis
At Its Heart Is The Realization That Higher Education Must Evolve In Fundamental Ways If It Is To Respond To Changing Professional, Economic, And Technological Circumstances, And If It Is To Prepare A Vast Population Of Students--traditional And Nontraditional Alike--for Success In The Coming Decades. It Examines The Current Higher Education Environment And Its Chronic Resistance To Change; The Rise Of For-profit Universities; The Potential Future Role Of Community Colleges In A Significantly Revised Higher Education Realm; And The Emergence Of Online Learning As A Means To Reshape Teaching And Learning And To Reach New Consumers Of Higher Education.--page 4 Of Cover.