Picciano, A. (2017). Online Education Policy and Practice: The Past, Present, and Future of the Digital University. London: Routledge.
Using the frame of seeking to understand historical patterns and trends from 1993 to the present day, this book seeks to anticipate the next set of developments to 2030. While the focus is on American higher education and the university sector, there are important ideas and lessons here relevant to many around the world. There is an especially insightful chapter about whether or not the faculty essential to the university and the shifting role of the faculty over the next two decades is a theme of this book. This book does not blindly extoll the virtues of technology – it seeks to understand the next set of developments in terms of teaching in a digital age.
