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Trajectory #17: The End of University Inc
Coursera, Udacity and edX sprang up nearly a decade ago as high-profile university experiments known as MOOCs, for massive open online courses. They were portrayed as tech-fueled insurgents destined to disrupt the antiquated ways of traditional higher education. But few people completed courses, grappling with the same challenges now facing student... See more
Steve Lohr • Remember the MOOCs? After Near-Death, They’re Booming (Published 2020)
Imagine a future where college students can attend free online courses taught by Harvard or Stanford professors and subsequently receive a credential that would be acceptable to employers or graduate schools. Who, then, would be willing to go into debt in order to pay the tuition at a third- or fourth-tier institution?
Martin Ford • Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
All in all, my bet for an emerging model in higher ed coming out of this crisis will look something like: