Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Massive Open Online Courses and Beyond: the Revolution to Come - Michael A Peters, Truthout

Ernst & Young's Universities of the Future carries the line, "A thousand year old industry on the cusp of profound change." The report suggests that the current Australian university model "will prove unviable in all but a few cases." It identifies five major "drivers of change": democratization of knowledge and access, contestability of markets and funding, digital technologies, global mobility and integration with industry. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18120-massive-open-online-courses-and-beyond-the-revolution-to-come