Learning to Unlearn (Paperback)

Pablo Rivas

ISBN 10: 1912555948 / ISBN 13: 9781912555949

Published by LID Publishing, London, 2020

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Paperback. Education must adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The most advanced countries in the world are all facing the challenge of retraining several generations of workers who are becoming obsolete. The education system has failed them because it hasn't evolved to respond to the advent of the Digital Revolution. It has prepared workers to meet yesterday's challenges, not tomorrow's demands. In Learning to Unlearn, Founder and CEO of Global Alumni, Pablo Rivas, an industry leader in digital education, shows us how the Digital Revolution is tearing down the traditional educational system and transforming the economy, building a brave new world for the 21st century. We already enjoy the best standards of living in human history, with better health, longer life expectancy, and access to the best tools and digital technologies. With freer societies and more global interaction, now is the time to rethink the way we learn how to solve the pressing problems we still face, re-engage those who have been left behind and build the world of tomorrow, not yesterday. AUTHOR: Pablo Rivas is the CEO of Global Alumni, the first Spanish-American EdTech company specialising in transforming the world's best universities. With a degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and an MBA from IESE Business School, he has developed his professional career in both the public and private sectors. SELLING POINTS: . Rethinking education for the future. . The new global economy requires drastic means of education that contrast institutional norms . Pablo Rivas is a business leader offering digital transformations concepts for greater social and economic results . Future economies require new ways of thinking which must begin with a new way of learning . The importance of technology and data science in educational systems is more important than ever How the digital revolution is disrupting and tearing down the traditional educational system and transforming the economy, building a brave new world for the 21st century. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning to Unlearn (Paperback)
• Publisher: LID Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1912555948
• ISBN 13: 9781912555949
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Education must adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The most advanced countries in the world are all facing the challenge of retraining several generations of workers who are becoming obsolete. The education system has failed them because it hasn't evolved to respond to the advent of the Digital Revolution. It has prepared workers to meet yesterday's challenges, not tomorrow's demands. In Learning to Unlearn, Founder and CEO of Global Alumni, Pablo Rivas, an industry leader in digital education, shows us how the Digital Revolution is tearing down the traditional educational system and transforming the economy, building a brave new world for the 21st century. We already enjoy the best standards of living in human history, with better health, longer life expectancy, and access to the best tools and digital technologies. With freer societies and more global interaction, now is the time to rethink the way we learn how to solve the pressing problems we still face, re-engage those who have been left behind and build the world of tomorrow, not yesterday.

About the Author

Pablo Rivas is the Founder and CEO of Global Alumni, the first Spanish-American edtech company specializing in transforming the world's best universities. With a degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and an MBA from IESE Business School, he has developed his professional career in both the public and private sectors. He is based in Madrid, Spain.