Gary McCullough, right, of Career Education Corp. says the lines between online and on-campus education are blurring as hybrid models grow more popular. At left is Michael Horn of the Innosight Institute.
More than 262 million students worldwide will be seeking higher education by 2025, according to UNESCO. This influx presents enormous challenges for education systems, especially in emerging economies where higher learning is seen as a critical driver of economic growth, social development and prosperity. How can higher education systems in these economies accommodate such rapid and extensive growth while meeting the needs of a diverse student population? This panel explores how the growing prevalence of digital interactions and more personalized Web experiences can enhance educational delivery. It also analyzes the potential of data and mass cloud computing infrastructure to provide richer, more relevant interactions and better assessment capabilities to help address the needs of growing student populations across the world.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.
