
…the college of the future will look like, because the non-traditional students are creating it now. It’s a hybrid of online and in-person classes, centered on the student and not the institution, with credits accruing from multiple schools, and adding up to a degree in alternating periods of attendance and absence.
When Starbucks polled a sample of its workforce about possible benefits, eighty percent indicated interest in help finishing college. This led Starbucks to establish a program with Arizona State University, targeted at helping employees complete their degrees online. What made the headlines was the tuiti…