On the Agenda – Week 09, 2014
Take 1 – MOOCS
@THEworldunirank: Creative disrupters are welcome! Reputation Rankings 2014 analysis
@GuardianEDU: MOOCs: “The promise: free education for all. The reality: the well-educated elite tweak their qualifications”
@DrEducationBlog: Data on worldwide reach of MITx and HARVARDx MOOCs. Potential for access and continuing
Take 2 – International Women’s Day
@NeelieKroesEU: Congratulations @Ana_maiques on European Women Innovators’ Award! See her blog
@AtheneDonald: On International Women’s Day, do we know what academic success looks like?
@OECD: What’s the difference? Try our International Women’s Day quiz and find out!
Take 3 – Mental Illnesses in Academia
@lalalinder: “There is a culture of acceptance around mental health issues in academia”
@UCU: How to tackle stress in Higher Education?
@mwproject: Whose responsibility really is student mental health?
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: How OPEN are MOOCs really? EdX blocks courses for students from ‘state sponsors of terrorims’
@ScienceGuideEU: The EU-Russia Year of Science 2014 could not be timed worse. What will come of all its fine intentions?
Meest Gelezen
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Minister: “Verengelsing ondermijnt de toegankelijkheid van universiteiten”
Wet leeruitkomsten: Doorgeschoten individualisering of broodnodige keuzevrijheid?
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