The 'University Of Everywhere' Isn't For Everyone: The Future Of Learning Will Be A Big Tent

In his much-debated new book The End of College,Kevin Carey really wants us to believe that the future of undergraduate education will run through MOOCs, or at least things that sound a lot like MOOCs. Carey envisions a “University of Everywhere” (U of E) that will be powered by open, online courses: “Anything that can be digitized—books, lecture videos, images, sounds, and increasingly powerful digital learning environments—will be available to anyone in the world with an Internet connection” (pg. 5).