On the Agenda – Week 48, 2013
Take 1 – MOOCs
@ieducator: Study: MOOCs students are highly educated, job-oriented
@jtweed: Spooked by MOOCs? Debunking TLAs in distance learning: guide to help decide which eLearning options are for you.
@mseangallagher: There you go. A Kenyan Cloud School. MOOCs for Blended and Lifelong Learning.
Take 2 – Big Data
@MontyMunford: Big Data and the future of 2,000 languages you’ve never heard of (but a billion Africans speak every day)
@karenlaclabiche: Big Data, Trying to Build Better Workers
@TheAtlantic: Proof that ‘big data’ is one of the most overused corporate buzzwords of 2013
Take 3 – R&D
@maxplanckpress: Controversial 2012 study linking Genetic Modification maize to rat tumors is retracted
@ResearchAfrica: New Kenyan research vessel to monitor ocean health off East Africa coast
@PLOSone: Causes of Recent Warming of Mediterranean Waters. How Much Attributed to Climate Change?
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: Energy companies and researchers: in Groningen you find a huge energy living lab.
@ScienceGuideEU: Do low educational results mirror the low-skilled teacher? Or is there a different connection? Schleicher knows
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