News Mooc? What’s a Mooc?

By David Matthews. Survey reveals online revolution is news to large proportion of European universities. 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 the 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. Read more...