02942cam a2200421 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700600190003400700030005300800400005601000170009602000300011302000270014304000280017004100080019804200080020605000260021408200180024010000530025824501390031126400570045030000460050733600210055333700250057433800230059950001750062250508160079752005070161365000510212065000490217165000630222065000560228365000340233965000400237365000380241370000330245170000360248417678682BJBSDDR20230411090814.0a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta130329s2014 njua 001 0 eng  a 2013001913 a9780691165592 (paperback) a0691165599 (paperback) aDLCbspacDLCerdadDLC aeng apcc14aLB 2395.7bB786h 201400a378.1/73446781 aBowen, William G. q(William Gordon),d1933-201610aHigher education in the digital age /cWilliam G. Bowen, in collaboration with Kelly A. Lack; with a new foreword by Kevin M. Guthrie  1aPrinceton, N.J. :bPrinceton University Press,c2014 axxv, 200 pages : billustrations ;c22 cm atext2rdacontent aunmediated2rdamedia avolume2rdacarrier aOriginally published in 2012 (hardcopy) as the revised version of the 2012 Tanner Lectures that the author gave at Stanford University. --From preface and acknowledgments aPart 1. Costs and Productivity in Higher Education. Cost Trends, the "Cost disease," and Productivity in Higher Education Factors Other Than the Cost Disease Pushing Up Educational Costs Affordability Is There a Serious Problem- Even a Crisis? Part 2. Prospects for an Online Fix. Background The Lack of Hard Evidence The Need for Customizable, Sustainable Platforms (or Tool Kits) The Need for New Mindsets and fresh thinking about Decision-Making What Must We Retain? Discussion by Howard Gardner Discussion by John Hennessy William G. Bowen's Responses to discussion session comments by Howard Gardner and John Hennessy Discussion by Andrew Delbanco Discussion by Daphne Koller William G. Bowen's responses to discussion session comments by Andrew Delbanco and Daphne Koller Appendix to the paperback edition aTwo of the most visible and important trends in higher education today are its exploding costs and the rapid expansion of online learning. Could the growth in online courses slow the rising cost of college and help solve the crisis of affordability? In this short and incisive book, William G. Bowen, one of the foremost experts on the intersection of education and economics, explains why he now believes technology has the potential to help rein in costs without negatively affecting student learning 0aEducation, HigherxComputer network resources. 4aEducación superior xRecursos en Internet  0aEducation, HigherxEffect of technological innovations on. 4aEducación superior xInnovaciones tecnológicas  0aInternet in higher education. 4aInternet en la educación superior 4aEducación superior por Internet1 aLack, Kelly A.ecolaboradora1 aGuthrie, Kevin M. eprologuista