02674cam a2200445 i 4500 20950182 BJBSDDR 20240402151433.0 ta 190426s2022 mduad b 001 0 eng 2019013424 9781421443263 1421443260 DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- LA 227.4 A374a 2022 378.1/010973 Alexander, Bryan, 1967- 34746 Academia next : the futures of higher education / Bryan Alexander. Johns Hopkins paperback edition Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022. xi, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Objects in Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear -- Part I. Trends -- Catching the University in Mid-Transformation -- The New Age of Fewer Children and More Inequality -- The Marriage of Carbon and Silicon -- Beyond the Virtual Learning Environment -- Connecting the Dots: Metatrends -- Part 2. Scenarios -- Peak Higher Education -- Health Care Nation -- Open Education Triumphant -- Renaissance -- Augmented Campus -- Tutor Me, Siri -- Retro Campus -- Part 3. To the Future and the Present -- Beyond 2040 -- Back to the Present. "The author argues that the number of higher education institutions in the United States has peaked--that is, has hit the maximum for meeting consumer demand--and he tracks the trends in higher education he sees as the result. His near-future predictions are meant to prepare university administrators who want to anticipate and adapt to shrinking enrollments, reduced public support, and a proliferation of competing technological options for education"-- Provided by publisher. Education, Higher Aims and objectives United States. Educación superior Fines y objetivos Estados Unidos 2415 Universities and colleges Administration United States. Universidades y colegios Administración 2315 Education, Higher Effect of technological innovations on United States. Educación superior Efecto de las innovaciones tecnológicas en 35002 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 120833 120833 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-03-08 0 LA 227.4 A374a 2022 00000173587 2024-03-08 00:00:00 1 2024-03-08 BK