How to make a mint off the coming higher ed contraction
The article discusses the impending contraction of higher education institutions and the resulting business opportunities. It suggests that a new system for verifying student learning could replace traditional college degrees. This system would create a registry to document verified competencies, potentially becoming more valuable than existing degrees.
- ▪Colleges and universities are expected to close, leading to job losses and uncredentialed students.
- ▪There is a significant opportunity for a new institution to verify and record what students actually know.
- ▪A proposed registry would summarize verified coursework and competencies, functioning similarly to LinkedIn.
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How to make a mint off the coming higher ed contractionExploit the trust failure nowHollis RobbinsMay 23, 20263ShareThe next years will be a bloodbath as colleges and universities close. Hundreds of people will lose their jobs and thousands of students will join the millions who have taken a bunch of courses but don’t have a degree.There is an enormous business opportunity for anyone who recognizes that the “college degree” is losing its monopoly on what counts as “completed learning.” Transcripts and diplomas are already weak signifiers.
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