03826nam 22007213u 450 991046541020332120210114013510.01-299-28141-91-4008-4720-6(CKB)2560000000099368(EBL)1122596(OCoLC)830169723(SSID)ssj0000855350(PQKBManifestationID)11457027(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000855350(PQKBWorkID)10912624(PQKB)11762316(MiAaPQ)EBC1122596(EXLCZ)99256000000009936820130603d2013|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrHigher Education in the Digital Age[electronic resource]Princeton Princeton University Press20131 online resource (193 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-691-16559-9 0-691-15930-0 Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; 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?; Notes; 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?Appendix: The Online Learning LandscapeNotes; Discussion by Howard Gardner; Discussion by John Hennessy; William G. Bowen's Responses to Discussion Session Comments; Discussion by Andrew Delbanco; Discussion by Daphne Koller; William G. Bowen's Responses to Discussion Session Comments; INDEX 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,Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on -- United StatesEducation, Higher -- United States -- Data processingInformation technologyEducation, HigherComputer network resourcesEducation, HigherEffect of technological innovations onInternet in higher educationEducationHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCTheory & Practice of EducationHILCCElectronic books.Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on -- United States.Education, Higher -- United States -- Data processing.Information technology.Education, HigherComputer network resourcesEducation, HigherEffect of technological innovations onInternet in higher educationEducationSocial SciencesTheory & Practice of Education378.0028378.73Bowen William G121824AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910465410203321Higher Education in the Digital Age2155263UNINA