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You are invited to collaborate in an interdisciplinary setting to explore the progress and possibilities in the development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), an important focal point for digital learning.Our research-based gathering will connect the leading educators, learning designers, and administrators who are running and developing MOOCs in order to share experiences, practices, challenges, policies, and next steps for emerging digital learning models.
Academic researchers will present progress on more than 30 research projects awarded funding by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in a highly competitive process earlier this year. They will be joined by national higher education experts and platform/technology solution providers presenting on current MOOC-related initiatives.
This promises to be a stimulating event for all those who are interested in evolving educational practice that cuts across academic, corporate, and social environments.
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By Kim Chi. The 150 polled businesses in Hanoi gave 3.05 points when asked to assess the university graduates’ capability to adapt to the works. One is the lowest and five is the highest in the marking scheme. 

New graduates not highly appreciated

The research team headed by Nguyen Ngoc Phuong, MA, from the Ly Tu Trong Technique Junior College in HCM City, has completed a survey on the qualification of university and junior college graduates by consulting with automobile maintenance companies in the city. More...

By Dileep Rao. Suddenly, entrepreneurship is “in” on campuses with activities such as MOOCs, business plan competitions and incubators. This trend seems to be not only in business schools but across the university. Is this good or are universities biting off more than they can chew?
There are many reasons for this sudden surge in activity and interest in entrepreneurship. One hope is to develop an entrepreneurial spirit so that people take initiative and “just do it” (to borrow the Nike slogan). The goal is to make not just the students entrepreneurial, but also faculty, staff, and administrators. More...

By Anumeha Chaturvedi. Ben Sowter, head of intelligence, at Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) UK, minced no words on Indian universities' websites, in an address to academicians, educationists and faculty members of top Indian universities in the Capital.
The address and a debate on the subject were held at ET MasterClass, an initiative of The Economic Times in association with India Centre for Assessment & Accreditation (ICAA). "The websites of Indian universities are awful," Sowter said, adding, in the same vein, "Considering India produces 80% of the world's internet developers, isn't it alarming? Of all the markets surveyed by us, India is the least transparent in terms of data collection from websites." More...