On the Agenda – Week 08, 2013

Take 1 – MOOCs
@Coursera: Today we welcome 29 new universities across 4 continents to the Coursera community
@OpenCulture: Prof Leaves Coursera MOOC (Microeconomics for Managers) in Mid-Course in Dispute Over Teaching
@AnaChristinaPrts: UNESCO presentation why a MOOC should be mobile
Take 2 – Higher Education Policy
@SchleicherEdu: Want to know what kind of Trends might affect Education? See new OECD book on Trends Shaping Education
@EUCouncilTVnews: Interview with David PUTTNAM, Chancellor of the UK’s Open University and one of the Digital Champions for Ireland
@ICEFmonitor: Consolidation to begin for Greek higher education
Take 3 – R&D
@Cornell: 3D-Printed Ear Created in Lab
@brainjuicer: Research + Big Data: 7 Roads To Enlightenment
@lifehacker: What tools help you organize your research?
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: Interview with edX President Agarwal: “MOOCs are the ultimate democratizer”.
@ScienceGuideEU: An EU student loan, but why?
Meest Gelezen
Internationale studenten Maastricht faliekant tegen verplichte cursus Nederlands
Alleen bèta’s tegen Erkennen en Waarderen
‘Digitalisering slecht voor staf- en studentenwelzijn’
VVD en CDA willen weer terug naar prestatiebekostiging in het hoger onderwijs
‘Geef brede vaardigheden een plaats in hoger onderwijs’
