Higher Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

by Nancy W Gleason (Editor)

This open access collection examines how higher education responds to the demands of the automation economy and the fourth industrial revolution. Considering significant trends in how people are learning, coupled with the ways in which different higher education institutions and education stakeholders are implementing adaptations, it looks at new programs and technological advances that are changing how and why we teach and learn. The book addresses trends in liberal arts integration of STEM innovations, the changing role of libraries in the digital age, global trends in youth mobility, and the development of lifelong learning programs. This is coupled with case study assessments of the various ways China, Singapore, South Africa and Costa Rica are preparing their populations for significant shifts in labour market demands – shifts that are already underway. Offering examples of new frameworks in which collaboration between government, industry, and higher education institutions can prevent lagging behind in this fast changing environment, this book is a key read for anyone wanting to understand how the world should respond to the radical technological shifts underway on the frontline of higher education.

Genres: Education

248 pages, Hardcover

Published July 10, 2018

Reviews

[Tara Brabazon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh yes. This book manages the cliches, the assumptions, the detours, the falsehoods and the hype of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with both skill and rigour.

The editor, Nancy Gleason, assembles a diverse and powerful community of scholars to think through the meanings of 'innovation,' 'learning,' 'skill development' and - indeed - knowledge.

Also, there is a powerful sub-theme problematizing the notion of 'development.' The cost of economic development to the rest of society is revealed with clarity and precision.

Finally - this is a properly international book. The assumptions about European or North American higher education are not generalized to the rest of the world. There is an understanding that higher education is international, globalized and - powerfully - localized.

This book is highly recommended for scholars and citizens trying to understand the place of learning in the economy and society.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Several Excellent Essays

As a Kindle book I found it difficult to bounce back and forth between content and extensive and informative footnotes. Of course, some links were no longer valid.

The content was excellent 5 stars, but the medium was challenging.

[Juan Pablo Caballero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and diverse

As no one has the absolute answers for the challenging era faced by the higher education sector, this book provides a diverse and enrichment set of questions, ways of understanding and strategies adopted by worldwide institutions.

[Annm · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good discussion of what universities and others are doing around the world.

[Dewi Setiawati · Rating 4 out of 5]

GOOD BOOK!! Sebenarnya saya tidak membaca keseluruhan isi buku. Saya hanya membaca beberapa bab, bab lainnya sengaja saya tidak baca. Saya rasa tidak semua bab dalam buku ini harus saya baca. Hahaha.