Online Learning Update

June 13, 2019

In the future, will we acquire skills, not degrees?

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:03 am

MIKE COLAGROSSI, Big Think

Nontraditional education options are on the rise.  U.S. college enrollment has declined for the eighth consecutive year.  A recent survey found that a majority of freelancers found skills training to be more important than having a degree. It’s becoming harder for universities to keep up with a rapidly changing workforce.  It should come as no surprise to mostly anyone who is paying attention, that we’re in a seriously fast moving and complex technology-driven economy. One of the likes we’ve never seen before and one that’s only going to get wilder.

https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/skills-degrees

 

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