By . Scottish newspaper The Sunday Post (“A thoroughly decent read”) built its fortune on a mixture of gratitude for heart-warming behaviour; outrage at things that should or should not be happening in this day and age; cartoon strips featuring happy families; editorials that denounced absolute disgraces; and reader services that catered to two main groups. More...
By . Data experts convene to create profile of the “big data specialist” position, which is predicted to be in high demand if data skills remain untaught. More...
Die Hörsäle sind voll, nie gab es so viele Studenten in Deutschland. Trotzdem sind es nicht genug, mahnt die OECD. In anderen Industrieländern schließen weit mehr Menschen ein Studium ab. Mehr...
By Hedda. OECD has just published a beta version of their new data portal.
By Steve Kolowich. The abundance of data being collected on students has been celebrated as an opportunity to “personalize” education. But privacy advocates have long warned that digital paper trails might leave today’s students exposed if their personal information fell into the wrong hands. Read more...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), like many other National Statistic Offices, is transforming its systems and processes to change the way we disseminate statistics. This transformation will deliver the first large scale Australian digital Census in 2016, increase efficiency, develop new solutions, and ensure the ABS provides a better evidence base for use by government and the community. More...
Séparer le vrai du faux lorsque l’on parle de big data : voilà l’objectif de l’article publié par Christophe Faurie spécialisé dans la conduite du changement et dans le traitement de données. « Big Data, cet inconnu ! Rien de ce que l’on entend n’est juste. Oui, c’est une révolution, mais pas celle que l’on croit. »
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By Phil Hill. The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) and its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) provide the most official data on colleges and universities in the United States. Last year they released data on distance education (essentially online courses) starting with the Fall 2012 term. Last week they released new data for the Fall 2013 term. Below is a profile of online education in the US for degree-granting colleges and university, broken out by sector and for each state. Read more...
By Karen MacGregor. Six years of research in collaboration with flagship universities in eight African countries has produced a unique, comprehensive and comparable data set – and in the process data collection capacity in the institutions has improved “dramatically”, supporting steady growth in their production of knowledge and PhDs. Read more...By . If your favorite school did not make this list, please tell us why you think it should by commenting on this article, connecting with us on Twitter @ecampusnews. More...
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