Technology is developing at an increasingly accelerated speed, it’s difficult to stay ahead of the game. With a number of game changers emerging, here are our predictions for how they will affect higher education. MOOCS MOOCs aren’t anything new, but 2017 could be the year when we really see internet-based-education become a contender in the sector.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to change the world in unimaginable ways, a fact which hasn’t escaped the notice of officials at some of the world’s most elite business schools. In classrooms across the globe, robots and algorithms are the hot topic. An article by BusinessBecause explores how Harvard, Stanford, MIT and INSEAD, amongst others,
Last year wasn’t particularly enjoyable for most of us. It’s hard to make the year of Bowie’s death worse, yet somehow as a planet we managed it. But, 2017 is a new start, so what does the future hold for higher education? Brexit In the confusing and messy remnants of the EU referendum, we at
In an update which will support China’s brain-drain battle, there are now said to be more international branch campuses in the nation than anywhere else in the world. A new report from the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE), shows that while growth of branch campuses has grown around the world, it’s particularly notable in
According to a new report from the Chinese Ministry of Education (MoE), the number of people studying MOOCs is set to exceed 10 million by the end of 2016. In fact, China has seen a great expansion in its use of this form of online education: Two years ago, the number of students studying in
According to research by Save the Student, almost 80% of students are unaware of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) – a higher education bill currently passing through the UK government – and 87% don’t know the effect it will have on tuition fees. Save the Student is a popular money-saving website aimed at providing students