The Ways to Improve the Function and Role of Universities for Adult Learners
2013, 9(3), pp.27-46
Publisher : Institute of Distance Education
Research Area : Education
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The changes in higher education are becoming more emphasized as the demand of lifelong learning is increased due to the social shift to knowledge based society. This research seeks the ways to improve the function and role of the current universities which are running its system only for high school graduates. The type of education university provides is shifting from the elite education to general and common education. More universities are accepting the economic model from the traditional models like the Britain’s liberal model, the French positivistic model, the US relativistic or utilitarian models and the German humanistic model. In addition, the status of universities in terms of physical space is threatened by the rise of global competition by the development of transportation and ICT technologies, and switching to the cyber education system which enables learning anywhere in the world. Recently, the US distinguished universities opened the MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) providing free online course education, and companies are now showing the tendency to hire employees who took these courses. The recognition that the contents provide by MOOC are more useful in working fields led to the acknowledgment of MOOC certificate as more valuable qualification factor than traditional university degrees. Consequently, universities need to authenticate diverse experiences in society and introduce the recognition of experiential learning. This system operates as the mechanism letting adults to enter universities and learn. The traditional role of universities has been focused on education, research and service, but the importance of adult university is more highlighted. Adult university is the higher education institute teaching new knowledge and technology necessary for workplace. Thus, more flexible management system determination the current situation each university faces should be designed to enhance working capability of adults. This is not only vital for the university’s right to survive, but also for achieving the task in order to develop human resources helpful to a nation
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