Genuinely feel thankful and excited that you have the opportunity to gain all that wonderful knowledgefrom that magnificent book and from that amazing professor.
This is the business model metaphor that most closely fits the future of higher ed: MOOCS like CDs and downloads will enable personal learning opportunities at low cost to a large market, while at the same time universities will provide an environment for a smaller audience of undergraduates to gain wisdom as well as knowledge personally from those who create the knowledge.
This vision includes a recognition that sales is one of the few disciplines in which professionals gain the majority of their knowledge and experience from peers and managers.
Accepting that there is an undisputed need for software development to globalize, a proper strategy must be implemented in order to engage teams across the globe, preserve knowledge, optimize productivity and gain expected innovation from the different locations.