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The Future of Lifelong Learning

The Future of LIFELONG LEARNING Not that long ago, our formal education ended once we started working. But today, lifelong learning is sweeping the globe. What is Lifelong Learning? Lifelong learning is the constant acquisition of knowledge and skills throughout a lifetime. ENGLISH # 2 College or university degree Vocational or English as a second language training Basic skills education technical programs programs Apprenticeship Work-related Personal programs Courses interest courses The Lifelong Learning Explosion What's fueling the increased interest in lifelong learning? Changing demographics Shift in national policy Increased corporate Workers needing investment new skills A Sample of Lifelong Learning Organizations and Initiatives 2008 Khan Academy, a nonprofit tutoring library, is founded in the infancy of massive open online courses (MOOCS). 2010 Udemy launches at the cusp of the boom in MOOCS. 2011 MOOC Two Stanford University professors start Coursera as MOOCS begin a meteoric rise. Skillshare offers paid enrollment for a wide range of instruction. 2012 FREE Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology form edX. Udacity partners with Google, Microsoft and other technology leaders. 2tor becomes 2U, raises $96 million in venture capital and announces its first undergraduate courses. 2014 24M 24 million people have taken a Codecademy course. Lifelong learning takes off in transition economies as well LIFELONG 70% 1995-2002 The number of tertiary education institutions grows more than 70% in Brazil. 1995-1999 500 China creates 500 new higher education institutions. 2014 Private business schools thrive in Eastern Europe but were unheard of a decade ago. Lifelong Learning Today ASPIRATION: BUSINESS DEGREE More adults are interested in continuing education. 2,625: The number of MOOCS worldwide as of June 2014, a 327% increase in one year MARKETING S TECHNOLOGY ACCESS: More offerings, including workplace training $28 billion: Money corporations spent on training in 2002 CAREER PATHWAYS: Students implement learning in real-world situations. LAWYER PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST COMPUTER IT ACCOUNTANT 6.6 million: Part-time undergraduate students in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in 2012 AFFORDABILITY: Digital innovation reduces cost. ine master's degree in $7,000: Cost of an computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology through Udacity, a savings of 80 percent over the cost of the on-campus degree The Benefits of Lifelong Learning STRONGER COMMUNITIES 43% Rate of people age 25 or older with at least a bachelor's degree who volunteered in 2012 17% Rate of people age 25 or older with a high school diploma who volunteered in 2012 MOTIVATED ELECTORATE 77% 54.9% Rate of people with a bachelor's degree who Rate of people with a high school diploma voted in the 2008 who voted in the 2008 presidential election presidential election VOTE HIGHER INCOME AND GREATER PRODUCTIVITY 24 10% The amount an extra year of schooling for adults in developed countries raises incomes +1 YEAR 20% How much an extra year of schooling increases adult income in poor countries +1 YEAR 5-15% Boost in per-worker output with a one year increase in average years of schooling for a country's labor force YEAR Sources • Evolution of the Lifelong Learning Movement," stateuniversity.com • "The Knowledge Economy and the Changing Needs of the Labor Market," worldbank.org • "Lifelong learning in the USA: A focus on innovation and efficiency for the 21st century learner," Council for Adult and Experiential Learning • "Lifelong Learning in the United States," Virginia.gov • "Lifelong Learning NCES Task Force: Final Report, Volume I," National Center for Education Statistics • "Participation in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning: 2000-01," National Center for Education Statistics • "Reasons for Adults' Participation in Work-Related Courses," National Center for Education Statistics • "The Condition of Education," National Center for Education Statistics • "Total Number of MOOCS within 1 Year: June 2013 – June 2014," MOOCsUniversity.org • "Georgia Tech, Udacity Shock Higher Ed With $7,000 Degree," forbes.com May 15, 2013 • "Education Pays 2013 College Board," U.S. Census Bureau 2010 • "Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008," U.S. Census Bureau, issued July 2012 8 KNEWTON %24

The Future of Lifelong Learning

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Not that long ago, our formal education ended once we started working. But today, lifelong learning is sweeping the globe.

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