Colleges and universities are irrevocably different now than they were 20 years ago. Distance learning has become more accessible through online courses, giving adults more opportunities to take classes while juggling their work and home lives. Online elements of on-campus courses add opportunities for student engagement and interaction.
Massive open online courses make lessons from some of the most elite schools available to anyone who wants to take them. New credentials, born from the rush of online possibility, create new pathways to better jobs through postsecondary education. The revolution, it seems, has already begun.