NMC Horizon Reports are published every year about global issues, trends, and initiatives in education. I read the 2015 Higher Education paper: here’s a very broad summary of the findings.
CHALLENGES
Solvable
- Blending Formal and Informal Learning
- Improving Digital Literacy
Difficult
- Personalized Learning
- Teaching Complex Thinking
Wicked
- Competing Models of Education
- Rewards for Teaching
TRENDS
Short-term (1-2 yrs)
- Increasing Use of Blended Learning
- Redesigning Learning Spaces
Mid-term (3-4 yrs)
- Growing Focus on Measuring Learning
- Proliferation of Open Education Resources
Long-term (5+ yrs)
- Advancing Cultures of Change and Innovation
- Increasing Cross-Institution Collaboration
TECHNOLOGIES
Short-term (1-2 yrs)
- Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
- Flipped Classroom
Mid-term (3-4 yrs)
- Makerspaces
- Wearable Technologies
Long-term (5+ yrs)
- Adaptive Learning Technologies
- The Internet of Things