The distributed university for sustainable higher education / Richard Frederick Heller.
2022
LB2341
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Title
The distributed university for sustainable higher education / Richard Frederick Heller.
ISBN
9789811665066 (electronic bk.)
9811665060 (electronic bk.)
9789811665059 (print)
9811665060 (electronic bk.)
9789811665059 (print)
Published
Singapore : Springer, [2022]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 80 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-16-6506-6 doi
Call Number
LB2341
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.1/01
Summary
This book is open access and discusses the re-imagining of the higher education sector. It exposes problems that relate to the way that universities have become over-managed business enterprises which may not reflect societal, national, or global educational needs. From there, it proposes some solutions, including three innovative programs, that make universities more responsive to needs, as well as reduce their impact on the environment. The central idea of this book is developing the 'Distributed University, ' which distributes education to where it is needed, reducing local and global inequalities in access, and emphasizing local relevance in place of large centralized campuses, with a low impact on the environment. It emphasizes the distribution of trust in place of managerialism and collaboration in place of competition. By focusing on distributing education online, this book discusses how the higher education sector can be set up to adapt to the changes in the ways we work and learn today, and which will be required to adapt to and take advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Open access.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 22, 2021).
Series
SpringerBriefs in education, 2211-193X
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Print version: 9789811665059
Print version: 9789811665073
Print version: 9789811665073
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Table of Contents
Preface
Some context: from first to fourth generation universities
The problem with universities today
Solutions
But how can we afford it?
A case study : Peoples-uni, and Conclusions.
Some context: from first to fourth generation universities
The problem with universities today
Solutions
But how can we afford it?
A case study : Peoples-uni, and Conclusions.