Although completion rates remain low, those who DO complete MOOCs report high satisfaction rates. Meanwhile, some learners are cheating their way to course completion.
Posted 25 September 2015
Analysis of patent and articles metrics puts Stanford, MIT and Harvard at the top of the Reuters Top 100 ranking of the world's most innovative universities; top European universities include Imperial College London, KU Leuven, and the University of Cambridge.
Posted 25 September 2015
Given the importance of understanding how artificial intelligence, Big Data and human analysis work together, it is crucial for information professionals to monitor trends in Big Data's growth.
Posted 18 September 2015
Move aims to improve discoverability of and access to content.
Posted 17 September 2015
ScienceOpen, the free research and OA publishing network, has now exceeded the ten million record mark.
Posted 17 September 2015
Student ideas for transforming education, research and student life to be developed into products.
Posted 11 September 2015
Facebook can be an effective way for academic libraries to connect with their user community.
Posted 02 September 2015
David McCandless and Jodie Ginsberg to keynote as Internet Librarian International explores the big questions facing librarians and info pros.
Posted 31 August 2015
IFLA is calling for input and examples from libraries around the world.
Posted 27 August 2015
4000 users of seven UK academic libraries on how they view online library resources and services.
Posted 26 July 2015
Understanding digital behaviour can help us improve the way we deliver and facilitate access to information.
Posted 16 July 2015
Birkbeck, University of London, awarded Mellon Foundation grant.
Posted 06 July 2015
Conversations between providers and customers can drive real change.
Posted 03 July 2015
ALPSP Innovation in Publishing award - shortlisted projects announced.
Posted 02 July 2015
In Africa the demand for HE is growing, while library budgets struggle to keep pace.
Posted 01 July 2015
Clare Brown previews the 2015 MmIT Conference which focuses on the role of library and information professionals in leading social media matters in their organisations.
Posted 01 July 2015
More than 500 global organisations and individuals have signed up to support The Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age.
Posted 08 June 2015
Sharing ideas and information across and between institutions will result in positive outcomes for institutions and individuals.
Posted 03 June 2015
Partnership between Sage and Publons aims to improve the peer review process.
Posted 03 June 2015
INASP works with publishers to enable affordable access to online resources to developing countries and with national library consortia to help them meet the information needs of researchers.
Posted 15 May 2015
Merger between Springer and Macmillan approved by competition authorities.
Posted 07 May 2015
Study suggests total move to OA is possible with no extra costs.
Posted 05 May 2015
Shared services seen as 'vital' for the future of HE.
Posted 04 May 2015
Collaboration aims to establish Berlin as a central research location.
Posted 04 May 2015
Speaking at UKSG, Rick Anderson explores the tension between a library's need to support local research and teaching, versus the responsibility to improve the larger world of scholarly communication.
Posted 24 April 2015