On the agenda – Week 33, 2014

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22 augustus 2014 | MOOCs are free, but for how long? Arne Duncan wants teachers to get the support they need to help their students, a new insight in OECD's Education at a Glance and the implications of Argentina's financial problems for science. Read it in this week's 'on the agenda'.

Take 1 – Education

Great conversation today w/ teachers about making sure they have support they need to help students succeed http://t.co/0POFk8PVdw

— Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) August 21, 2014

Monetising career development “#moocs” could be the next step for Stanford university. Trending on THE site: http://t.co/Sqrwfwa1gk

— Chris Parr (@ChrisParrTHE) August 22, 2014

“I used to be a good teacher…” http://t.co/vguy3DfdcB

— Chronicle (@chronicle) August 21, 2014

What are the incentives for investing in #education? Find out in new Education at a Glance 9/9 #OECDEAG http://t.co/tSeHVkZwDP

— Andreas Schleicher (@SchleicherEDU) August 19, 2014

Take 2 – R&D

Pick your reviewers wisely and don’t be too innovative. An intriguing study on which grant proposals get funded – http://t.co/QBP6fFVZsH

— Frederik Anseel (@fanseel) August 21, 2014

New @MITAeroAstro algorithm lets delivery #drones plan trips, monitor their own health. http://t.co/3QJA8HNPMb pic.twitter.com/OJT2LxPq59

— MIT (@MIT) August 21, 2014

What #Argentina’s financial woes mean for science http://t.co/LHw7viyi9N

— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) August 21, 2014

Take 3 – European Union

What history tells us about change & technology https://t.co/tf4WelIw69 – a guest blog from @babgi (now in English too)

— Neelie Kroes (@NeelieKroesEU) August 18, 2014

Any thoughts on #crowdfunding for research? Fill in the consultation on #opendigitalscience. http://t.co/4JWpJ2cxnm #Science20

— Digital Agenda (@DigitalAgendaEU) August 20, 2014

And on ScienceGuideEU…

Cabbage over knowledge? German Rector’s Conference criticizes EU 2015 budget priorities http://t.co/X8KNJi7oAU

— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) August 21, 2014