Le Conseil d’orientation pour l’emploi a consulté les chefs d’entreprise et les DRH sur leurs perceptions à l’égard des salariés qui ont choisi de se reconvertir ou ont été conduits à le faire. 75 % des chefs d'entreprise/DRH qui ont reçu ou recruté des candidats en reconversion considèrent que les reconversions constituent davantage un atout qu’un inconvénient dans un processus de recrutement. Parmi eux, 64 % soulignent la motivation forte de ces candidats, 55% mettent en avant la diversité qu’ils apportent au sein de l’équipe, 52 % insistent sur l’apport que constitue leur regard neuf sur le métier. Consulter la synthèse des résultats. Article entier...
An Early Report Card on Massive Open Online Courses
By Geoffrey A. Fowler. If the MOOC movement were in college, it would be time for a freshman report card. The assessment: great potential, but still in need of remedial work.
MOOCs, or massive open online courses, went mainstream last year, heralded as the next great technological disruption in education. The big idea is that putting lecture videos and interactive course work on the Web will make it possible for top-notch university education to reach more students and allow for different styles of learning.
Already, MOOCs have shown they can attract students in huge numbers. The largest provider, Coursera, has drawn five million, and nonprofit provider edX more than 1.3 million. And while the majority are still based in the U.S., their learners come from all over the globe: Among edX's students, 9% came from Africa and 12% from India. More...
