
Disrupting the Academy: Tech & Education
The disruption of traditional education channels is under way. Services including Udemy, Coursera, and The Great Courses leverage the Internet to deliver education and training for nominal fees. A step above are companies like GetSmarter and Emeritus that deliver on-line professional-executive level education courses endorsed by leading universities, such as MIT and Columbia. Technology makes possible virtual campuses that bring together global student bodies to study and