https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/how-will-technology-reshape-university-2030 A lot of online versus in-person argument here. Should be enough to irk just about anyone.
The phrasing was very odd, as though the university administrators they surveyed have no idea how much online higher education is happening already. So consider me irked.
It could be much a contest between people protecting their turf, their sinecures, versus those eager to create for themselves new turf and sinecures. Any resemblance to anyone named Foerster is purely coincidental. My experience is that the majority of students are present in rather than involved with the classroom and instructor. Preparing students to be adults? Ha ha ha ha ha...