In the next thirty years, a whirlwind of creative destruction will buffet higher education as many employers stop demanding college credentials, learning becomes “unbundled,” and subject-area mastery supplants the credit hour. This essay predicts that we are about to experience a burst of educational innovation that will force most institutions either to adapt to a far more consumer-driven marketplace or wither away.

George C. Leef is the director of editorial content at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal.
Jenna A. Robinson is president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal.
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