(2019-04-16) Betting On Bootcamps How Shortcourse Training Programs Could Change The Landscape Of Higher Ed

Christensen Institute: Betting on bootcamps: How short-course training programs could change the landscape of higher ed. Bootcamps focused on coding and computer science have emerged as an important pipeline for tech talent.

Studying the bootcamp model through the lens of Disruption Theory highlights its disruptive potential relative to traditional higher education.

But, whether bootcamps disrupt higher education depends on whether and how federal funds enter the market, and on bootcamps’ ability to expand into lifelong learning and beyond the technology sector

We identified five scenarios for how the future of bootcamps could play out