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Similarity and Difference in Fee-Paying and No-Fee Learner Expectations, Interaction and Reaction to Learning in a Massive Open Online Course
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Cross, Simon; Whitelock, Denise – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
The new pedagogical opportunities that massive open online course (MOOC) learning environments offer for the teaching of fee-paying students on university-accredited courses are of growing interest to educators. This paper presents a case study from a postgraduate-taught course at the Open University, UK, where a MOOC performed the dual role of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Fees, Student Attitudes
Meeting the Expectations of International Undergraduate and Graduate Students. A 2014 E-Expectations Trend Report
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Noel-Levitz, Inc., 2014
International student enrollment continues to grow at a rapid pace in the United States. Given these increases, what can campuses do to engage international students and encourage them to enroll? What are the needs, concerns, and preferences of international students, and do they vary from undergraduate to graduate students? To answer those…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Expectation
Recruiting Abroad: Understanding the Expectations and Behaviors of Prospective International Students--A Study of College-Bound High School Students from 146 Countries. An E-Expectations Trend Report
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Noel-Levitz, Inc., 2013
International student enrollment in the United States has increased dramatically in recent years. With domestic college enrollments expected to flatten for the remainder of the decade, many campuses may be interested in increasing their recruitment efforts into this growing pool of potential students. What draws international students to enroll at…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Recruitment, College Bound Students, Expectation
The First Year Experience in Australian Universities: Findings from Two Decades, 1994-­2014
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Baik, Chi; Naylor, Ryan; Arkoudis, Sophie – Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 2015
This report provides an analysis of trends over a twenty year period in the attitudes and experiences of first year students in Australian universities. It is based on the national survey of first year students undertaken by the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at five-yearly intervals since 1994. Dramatic changes have taken…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Student Experience, Student Attitudes
Student Expectations of the Financial Returns to Higher Education in the Czech Republic and England: Evidence from Business Schools
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Anchor, John R.; Fiserova, Jana; Marsikova, Katerina; Urbanek, Vaclav – Economics of Education Review, 2011
In this paper, the short-cut method is used to estimate expected rates of financial returns to higher education in the Czech Republic and a modified version of the method is used to suit the current English system of deferred tuition fees. First year university students were asked to estimate their expected earnings with and without a university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Expectation, Gender Differences
Studying and Working: A National Study of Student Finances and Student Engagement
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Devlin, Marcia; James, Richard; Grigg, Gabrielle – Tertiary Education and Management, 2008
A key determinant of the new relationship between students and universities in Australia is the changing nature of higher education funding arrangements and the shift towards "user-pays". In 2007, the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) completed a commissioned national study, "Australian University Student Finances…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement