The Future Of Higher Education Depends On Innovation - Henry Doss, Forbes

The fact is that we are in the midst of an increasingly rapid transformation in education, across dimensions of purpose, content, pedagogy and methodologies. Technology, social change and the decades-long trend of ever-increasing cost have left us with many unanswered questions, multiple challenges and, of course, the need to be highly innovative in an educational culture that tends to be wary of change. Rick Beyer, managing partner of Miles Howland Education Partners says: "I think higher education is at the beginning stage of a long-term deflationary trend for tuition prices. Actually, I don’t just think that, I’m pretty certain of that. Already we are seeing many institutions faced with two simultaneous events: declining enrollment and price deflation driven by alternative paths to education. Those institutions that are not prepared for this, that aren’t willing to be on the forefront of innovative practices, will find themselves in very difficult circumstances." http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrydoss/2014/07/31/innovation-should-be-mandatory-in-higher-education/