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Zusatztext "One of the few places where the information revolution has not improved productivity or reduced costs is higher education, but that is all about to change with the rise of online learning. The former president of Princeton explains how education will and should change in the face of these huge technological wins. Conversational in tone and full of wisdom, this is a great book." ---Fareed Zakaria GPS Book of the Week Informationen zum Autor William G. Bowen Klappentext "William G. Bowen shows once again in this book why he is one of our nation's most astute sages of higher education. His insights on the 'cost disease' facing higher education and how online education and massive open online courses (MOOCs) can contribute to a solution are fascinating, prescient, and transformative." --Michael Schill, dean of University of Chicago Law School "This book has been of great value to me. It offers a comprehensive and visionary perspective on the important issue of technology in higher education, and it stands above everything else written on the topic. Major change is coming and it would be a grave mistake for us to assume that elite liberal arts colleges can be bystanders in this revolution. William G. Bowen continues to be a wonderful teacher." --Dan Weiss, president of Lafayette College and president-elect of Haverford College "This is a timely and extremely important contribution to the discussion of rising college costs and the expansion of online learning. No one is better qualified than William G. Bowen to discuss these developments, as he is a recognized expert on the cost of higher education and he has devoted considerable time in recent years to studying the pedagogical and economic potential of highly interactive online learning. Substantive yet accessible, this book should generate great interest, not just within the higher education community but also among policymakers. Few writers on education, if any, can match Bowen's engaging prose and insightful analysis." --William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland "Ours is a time of excitement sometimes bordering on hysteria about the two central topics of William G. Bowen's book: the cost and productivity of higher education. To these issues, Bowen brings deep experience, strong convictions, and considerable optimism about the future. These are, to say the least, difficult subjects for universities, but real solutions require frank and open discussion. Bowen's clarity and directness provide just the tone that is needed. This book should prove highly influential and give rise to a great deal of discussion and no doubt some controversy. It's hard to imagine a better framework for introducing the discussion to a broader audience than the one Bowen provides here." --Michael McPherson, president of the Spencer Foundation and former president of Macalester College "A slim and highly readable volumne. . . . The collection of voices provides a thoughtful and provocative discussion of the emergence of online education." --Richard D. Kahlenberg Zusammenfassung How online learning could help control the exploding cost of higher education 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! despite his earlier skepticism! he now believes technology has the potential to help rein in costs without negatively affecting student learning. As a former president of Princeton University! an economist! and author of many books on education! including the acclaimed bestseller The Shape of the River ! Bowen...
