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Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities

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Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities
Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities

Charting academia's future in the digital age.

If you're involved in or concerned about higher education, "Abelard to Apple" is quite the eye-opener. DeMillo provides an informed critique and a bold vision for universities teetering on the brink of irrelevance. His roadmap for change is not just a wake-up call, it's an invitation to reimagine education in a world where knowledge is a click away. Whether you're an educator, student, or policy-maker, this can be your guide towards meaningful transformation in the educational landscape.

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ISBN: 9780262518628
Authors: Richard A. Demillo
Publisher: MIT Press
Date of Publication: 2013-02-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, Business, Economics
Related Topics: Leadership, Economics, Education, Management, Entrepreneurship, Technology
Goodreads rating: 3.38
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How institutions of higher learning can rescue themselves from irrelevance and marginalization in the age of iTunes U and YouTube EDU. Richard DeMillo argues that the vast majority of American college students attend roughly two thousand private and public institutions that are reputable but not equal to the elite Ivy League. He warns that if colleges do not change, they risk irrelevance. Abelard to Apple details how these institutions, clinging to a centuries-old model of higher education, are ignoring social, historical, and economic forces at work today. In the age of iTunes, open-source software, and for-profit online universities, there are new rules for higher education. DeMillo—who has spent years in both academia and industry—explains how higher education arrived at its current state and offers a road map for the twenty-first century. He describes the evolving model for higher education—from European medieval roots to American land-grant institutions to Apple's iTunes U and MIT's OpenCourseWare. He offers ten rules to help colleges reinvent themselves (including “Don’t romanticize your weaknesses”) and argues for a focus on teaching undergraduates. DeMillo's message is that any college or university can change course if it defines a compelling value proposition—one not based on “institutional envy” of Harvard and Berkeley—and imagines an institution that delivers it.
 

Charting academia's future in the digital age.

If you're involved in or concerned about higher education, "Abelard to Apple" is quite the eye-opener. DeMillo provides an informed critique and a bold vision for universities teetering on the brink of irrelevance. His roadmap for change is not just a wake-up call, it's an invitation to reimagine education in a world where knowledge is a click away. Whether you're an educator, student, or policy-maker, this can be your guide towards meaningful transformation in the educational landscape.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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