the futures of higher education Alexander, Bryan 1967- creator text bibliography mdu 2022 Johns Hopkins paperback edition monographic eng

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xi, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm "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"-- 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. Bryan Alexander. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Education, Higher Aims and objectives United States Educación superior Fines y objetivos Estados Unidos Universities and colleges Administration United States Universidades y colegios Administración Education, Higher Effect of technological innovations on United States Educación superior Efecto de las innovaciones tecnológicas en LA 227.4 A374a 2022 378.1/010973 9781421443263 1421443260 2019013424 DLC 190426 20240402151433.0 20950182 eng