The Distributed University for Sustainable Higher Education.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heller, Richard Frederick.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Education Series
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505 0 |a Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Some Context: From First to Fourth Generation Universities -- References -- 2 The Problem with Universities Today -- 2.1 Managerialism Creates Burdens for Academics with No Evidence of Benefit -- 2.2 Business Imperatives Override Educational Imperatives -- 2.3 Needless Competition Between Universities Leads to Duplication -- 2.4 Research Imperatives, Including for Academic Advancement, Override Educational Reward Systems -- 2.5 Local Educational Needs are Ignored for Overseas Student Income -- 2.6 Global Inequalities in Educational Need are Ignored -- 2.7 Universities have Not Kept Up with the Way Young People Gain Information -- 2.8 Environmental Sustainability is Ignored -- References -- 3 Solutions -- 3.1 Develop Trust in Academic Staff to Replace Managerialism -- 3.2 Focus on Collaboration-And a New Taxonomy -- 3.3 A Proposal for an 'International Baccalaureate' for Higher Education -- 3.4 Utilise Volunteers as Untapped Educators -- 3.5 Move to Online Learning -- 3.6 Place Education in a Framework of Environmental Sustainability-The Distributed University -- 3.7 Use Open Educational Resources -- 3.8 Take Advantage of Modern Technology and the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- 3.9 Develop a True Global Perspective to Reduce Global Inequalities in Access to, and Benefits of, Higher Education -- 3.10 Reduce Reliance on Overseas Student Fees and Develop the 'Global Online Learning' Programme -- 3.11 Plan E for Education-Increasing Online Public Access to Higher Education -- References -- 4 But How Can We Afford It? -- 4.1 Separating Teaching and Research Funds and Functions -- 4.2 Making Trust the Major Mechanism for Ensuring Quality -- 4.3 Changing the Educational Process -- Reference -- 5 A Case Study-Peoples-uni, and Conclusions -- 5.1 Peoples-uni -- 5.2 Conclusions -- References. 
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