TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,Bryan TI - Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education SN - 9781421436432 AV - LA227 .A233 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Education, Higher KW - Aims and objectives KW - United States KW - Universities and colleges KW - Administration KW - Effect of technological innovations on KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Objects in Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear --; Part I. Trends --; Catching the University in Mid-Transformation --; The New Age of Fewer Children and More Inequality --; The Marriage of Carbon and Silicon --; Beyond the Virtual Learning Environment --; Connecting the Dots: Metatrends --; Part 2. Scenarios --; Peak Higher Education --; Health Care Nation --; Open Education Triumphant --; Renaissance --; Augmented Campus --; Tutor Me, Siri --; Retro Campus --; Part 3. To the Future and the Present --; Beyond 2040 --; Back to the Present; 2; b N2 - "The author argues that the number of higher education institutions in the United States has peaked--that is, has hit the maximum for meeting consumer demand--and he tracks the trends in higher education he sees as the result. His near-future predictions are meant to prepare university administrators who want to anticipate and adapt to shrinking enrollments, reduced public support, and a proliferation of competing technological options for education"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2091611&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -