NAFSA 2015 – New Horizons in International Education

The NAFSA 2015 Annual Conference & Expo, will take place between 24-29 May in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 10,000 members, NAFSA, the ‘Association of International Educators’, is the world’s largest non-profit association dedicated to international education  and exchange, hosting regular education conferences around the world. This year’s conference, entitled ‘New Horizons in International Education’, will

MOOCs: The Future or a Flash in the Pan?

In recent years, the higher education sector has witnessed the emergence of a new phenomenon – massive open online courses, more commonly known as MOOCs. Opinion on the potential impact of these free courses is split. On one hand: “Power is shifting away from selective university admissions officers into the hands of educational consumers, who