In this post, which is the third in our series on online education and the future of academia, we are shifting our focus from the independent alternatives to traditional education to look at the online education initiatives that have come from universities. These programs, some of which are affiliated with established institutions, show some of the ways in which the academy is changing and how learning is shifting away from the classroom, offering more people than ever access to world-class education, often for free.
More than an educational pedigree, curiosity and innovative entrepreneurship are the greatest skills that a person needs to cultivate in order to succeed. Today, the internet is making it easier than ever for an individual to obtain the knowledge they need to pursue their ends. Skillshare, Khan Academy, iTunesU, and the other initiatives that will be covered in the next post such as Udacity, Udemy, and MITx, are all attempting to move past the barriers to an education by making it more affordable and available outside of the traditional institutional restrictions.
Last week The Economist held their second annual “Ideas Economy: Human Potential" summit with Professor Tyler Cowen as a speaker. He shared thoughts on the future of education and training. Alice Korngold blogs about the event at Fast Company:
“Online education will move from the add-on to the centerpiece,” Cowen told me. “Higher education will move towards a hybrid approach with top faculty teaching online, and motivational coaches working with students on a personal level.” Cowen sees the hybrid model making college education more affordable. He envisions new job opportunities in statistics, search, programming, and logic, “since you need people behind smart machines.” Cowen also envisions job growth in the motivational sector.
Jeanne Hoffman talks with Dr. Bill Glod and Dr. Phil Magness about some wacky academics from history. Dr. Glod profiles J.J. Smart, a philosopher who denied the existence of time and took great delight in "outsmarting" his critics, while Dr.
In this Kosmos Podcast, I talk with Todd Zywicki, Professor of Law at the George Mason University School of Law, Senior Scholar of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Senior Fellow of the James Buchanan Center for Political Economy Program on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, at George Mason University, a Senior Fellow of the Goldwater Institute, and a Fellow of the International Centre for Economic Research in Turin, Italy.
This bibliography draws together a list of citations about pursuing an academic career in law. The bibliography includes references about judicial clerkships, academic job search, and scholarly publication in law reviews. It also contains links to useful websites listing law schools and their rankings. Where possible the citations are linked to websites or full text articles.
