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Briefly Noted via @GlobalHigherEd
This is the first entry in a new weekly update series profiling interesting and periodically quirky reports, talks, or articles related to the globalization of higher education and research. These entries will typically be posted on Fridays.
Making Sense of Euro MOOCs
Our European MOOCs in Global Context Workshop (19-20 June 2013 @ UW-Madison) went very well, in my biased opinion. The event was kicked off by a provocative and well-crafted keynote lecture by George Siemens of Athabasca University.
Euro MOOCs in Global Context
The European MOOCs in Global Context Workshop, a free and open access (i.e. no RSVP) event will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 19-20 June 2013.
Can Canada Attract American Students?
Can Canada attract more U.S. undergraduate students? Perhaps, but there are some significant changes that need to be made.
Cities, MOOCs, Global Networks
Discussions about the tangle of global networks being formed via MOOCs.
On Amsterdam’s Plans to Establish a Third University
This entry profiles Amsterdam’s plans to establish a Third University, deemed Amsterdam Metropolitan Solutions, that is designed to attract foreign universities.
Expanding global landscape of MOOC platforms
The "first pan-European" MOOC platform will be launched on 25 April 2013.
Global Challenges and Op-Ed Militarism, American Style
Jeremi Suri, a former colleague whom I have always respected, came out with an op-ed in the New York Times a few days ago. Suri’s piece, titled ‘Bomb North Korea, Before It’s Too Late,’ has generated a lot of discussion and debate, which was no doubt one of his objectives. But how should we ideally do this?