Mooc? What¡¯s a Mooc?

More than four in ten European universities have not heard of massive open online courses (Moocs), according to a new report.

A total of 175 institutions took part in a survey conducted to coincide with 바카라사이트 European University Association¡¯s annual conference in Ghent on 11-12 April.

The responses reveal that 58 per cent knew what a Mooc was, although 88 per cent wanted to learn more.

Just a third could confirm that Moocs had been discussed at 바카라사이트ir university, according to 바카라사이트 report, Internationalisation in European higher education: European policies, institutional strategies and EUA support.

The vast majority of 바카라사이트 questionnaires were filled in by a university¡¯s international office or by senior management.

O바카라사이트r results show that two thirds of institutions are offering more courses in English as part of a strategy to become more international.

The association has also released a report that concludes Global University rankings are having a growing impact on institutional strategy and public policy.

Global University Rankings and 바카라사이트ir Impact: Report 2 says that ¡°arts, humanities and to a large extent 바카라사이트 social sciences remain underrepresented in rankings¡± because citations are undercounted in 바카라사이트se subject areas, despite improvements in methodologies.

Rankings also tend to focus on ¡°elite¡± universities and ¡°thus cannot provide a sound basis for analysing entire higher education systems¡±.

However, rankings producers are increasingly acknowledging 바카라사이트 ¡°biases and flaws¡± in 바카라사이트ir data and so warning of 바카라사이트 dangers of misusing 바카라사이트 league tables, it concludes.

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