FOREWORD: The Future of Learning is Lifelong, Lifewide and Open

The last ten years has witnessed some profound changes in the way we learn, communicate, network and collaborate primarily driven by technological advances related to the use of the internet. While the only certainty is that change will continue, the makers of social, educational and economic policy need to develop understandings of where the current pattern of change will take us in order to better support change in society for example through investments in education and training and the shaping of what and how students are taught.To better understand how such an ideal education system could be developed for the medium-term future, a participative foresight study is being conducted by the Joint Research Centre IPTS. This foreword draws some conclusions from this study for the future of lifewide and lifelong learning.

REDECKER Christine; 

2014-05-15

Lifewide Education

JRC89485