Can disruption theory save higher education? - Meris Stansbury, eSchool News

Clayton Christensen argues that theory of disruptive innovation could have solutions for colleges and universities. Higher education thanks to student loan debt, college and university debt, rising tuition costs, and a lousy economy is currently in jeopardy. Recently, the technologies enabling online learning for higher education, coupled with the changes to the economy, are driving the mechanism.” In other words, accessible technology + shaky economy = perfect storm for traditional higher education. “Online learning and its cousins provide a technology core, allowing those entities entering at the bottom of the market to take over the giants,” he continued. “The question now is: ‘Is there something that can’t be displaced within a traditional university’s value offering?’” Christensen said, “I’ll be honest, within 10 to 15 years, half of the universities around today will either be liquidated or in bankruptcy.” http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/christensen-innovation-education-479/