The Great Brain Race: The Globalization of Higher Education




Ideas in Action with Jim Glassman show

Summary: It's not just American business that has gone global. American universities have, too. In response to the worldwide demand for American-style higher education, American universities have expanded into countries across the globe - opening branches from Cairo to Canberra. What does this mean for the quality of education available to students abroad, and in America? And what effect will spreading American-style education have on a workforce becoming increasingly mobile?