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College (un)bound : the future of higher education and what it means for students / Jeffrey J. Selingo.

By: Publication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2013]Description: xviii, 238 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780544027077 (hbk.)
  • 0544027078 (hbk.)
Other title:
  • College unbound : the future of higher education and what it means for students
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378 23
LOC classification:
  • LA227.4 .S46 2013
Contents:
The great credential race -- The customer is always right -- The trillion-dollar problem -- The five disruptive forces that will change higher education forever -- A personalized education -- The online revolution -- The student swirl -- Degrees of value -- The skills of the future -- Why college?
Summary: Jeff Selingo, journalist and editor-in-chief of the Chronicle for Higher Education, argues that colleges can no longer sell a four-year degree as the ticket to success in life. College (Un)Bound exposes the dire pitfalls in the current state of higher education for anyone concerned with intellectual and financial future of America.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
CIE Book NMC Library CIE - Center For Instructional Excellence LA227.4 .S46 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001264034
Book Book NMC Library Stacks LA227.4 .S46 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001387397

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jeff Selingo, journalist and editor-in-chief of the Chronicle for Higher Education, argues that colleges can no longer sell a four-year degree as the ticket to success in life. College (Un)Bound exposes the dire pitfalls in the current state of higher education for anyone concerned with intellectual and financial future of America.

The great credential race -- The customer is always right -- The trillion-dollar problem -- The five disruptive forces that will change higher education forever -- A personalized education -- The online revolution -- The student swirl -- Degrees of value -- The skills of the future -- Why college?

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