Higher education in the digital age /
Bowen, William G. 1933-2016
Higher education in the digital age / William G. Bowen, in collaboration with Kelly A. Lack; with a new foreword by Kevin M. Guthrie - xxv, 200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Originally published in 2012 (hardcopy) as the revised version of the 2012 Tanner Lectures that the author gave at Stanford University. --From preface and acknowledgments
Part 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
Two 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
9780691165592 (paperback) 0691165599 (paperback)
2013001913
Education, Higher--Computer network resources.
Educación superior --Recursos en Internet
Education, Higher--Effect of technological innovations on.
Educación superior --Innovaciones tecnológicas
Internet in higher education.
Internet en la educación superior
Educación superior por Internet
LB 2395.7 / B786h 2014
378.1/7344678
Higher education in the digital age / William G. Bowen, in collaboration with Kelly A. Lack; with a new foreword by Kevin M. Guthrie - xxv, 200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Originally published in 2012 (hardcopy) as the revised version of the 2012 Tanner Lectures that the author gave at Stanford University. --From preface and acknowledgments
Part 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
Two 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
9780691165592 (paperback) 0691165599 (paperback)
2013001913
Education, Higher--Computer network resources.
Educación superior --Recursos en Internet
Education, Higher--Effect of technological innovations on.
Educación superior --Innovaciones tecnológicas
Internet in higher education.
Internet en la educación superior
Educación superior por Internet
LB 2395.7 / B786h 2014
378.1/7344678