Long Life Learning

<p><b>A visionary guide for the future of learning and work</b></p> <p><i>Long Life Learning: How to Prepare Yourself for Jobs That Don’t Even Exist Yet </i>offers readers a fascinating glimpse into a near-future where careers last 100 years, and education lasts a lifetime. The book makes the case that learners of the future are going to repeatedly seek out educational opportunities throughout the course of their working lives — which will no longer have a beginning, middle, and end. <i>Long Life Learning</i> focuses on the disruptive and burgeoning innovations that are laying the foundation for a new learning model that includes clear navigation, wraparound and funding supports, targeted education, and clear connections to more transparent hiring processes.</p> <p>Written by the visionary chief innovation officer of Strada Education Network’s Institute for the Future of Work, the book examines:  </p> <ul> <li>How will a dramatically extended lifespan affect our careers? </li> <li>How will more time in the workforce shape our educational demands? </li> <li>Will a four-year degree earned at the start of a 100-year career adequately prepare us for the challenges ahead? </li> </ul> <p>Perfect for anyone with an interest in the future of education and Clayton Christensen’s theories of disruptive innovation, <i>Long Life Learning</i> provides an invaluable glimpse into a future that many of us have not even begun to imagine. </p>