Readings below:
Ford, Martin, Rise of the Robots, Basic Books, New York, 2015
(Chapter 5 Transforming Higher Education)
West, Darrell M., The Future of Work, Brookings Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 2018
(Chapter 6 Lifetime learning)
Provide at least one paragraph for each question.
Martin Ford
1- Massive open online courses started a revolution in higher education a few years ago. How have things developed since then?
2- What transformations does Ford predict for the future of higher education? Describe some of his main points.
Darrell West
3- What changes in education caused by digital technologies does West predict?
Read the section on online learning and discuss West’s findings. Add your own comments.
4- Why is lifelong learning necessary and how can it be encouraged according to West?