| In this book, I condense these learning trends into areas that have each played a major role in how the world is transforming. When combined, even in a modest way, they provide untold opportunities for our species. I have developed an easy-to-remember acronym for the 10 trends, notably, "WORLD-IS." While we always have learned, many of these learning tools, resources, and associated learning methods were not possible just a few years ago. The coming decades will undoubtedly present us with still more ways to learn because the world is good. As alluded to above, this book pushes deeper into several education-related aspects of the world is flat. It also ventures far beyond it. It attempts to accomplish this by focusing on trends that have broadened access to learning, both formal as well as informal, throughout the world today and on into the worldwide stage. Like Friedman's insightful and widely used list of 10 economic flatteners, this book highlights 10 trends that have transformed opportunities in worldly education. How this Web of Learning be can viewed from different regions of the world or educational sectors will become apparent from reading this book. |