Mapping the european MOOC territory
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Mapping The European MOOC Territory
Opportunities and characteristic for
European cooperation on MOOCs and Open Education
Darco Jansen
Source: openeducationeuropa.eu/en/european_scoreboard_moocs ; October 2014
MOOCs expansion from the US …
• MOOCs: predominantly US
-where it all started as of 2011 and expanded massively
-and which houses major providers Coursera, edX, Udacity
• Response in Europe …
-some universities joined US initiatives, others started themselves
-country/language-based platforms: FutureLearn (UK),
MiríadaX, UNEDcoma (Spain), Iversity (Germany), FUN (France)
• First and so far only pan-European initiative OpenupEd
• Started April 2013 ; joint press release EADTU & EC
MOOCs collaboration in Europe
• EU launch (Sept 2013): Opening up Education.
• Two major goals
• Innovate teaching and learning for all through ICT
• Reshape / modernize EU education through OER (for all
educational sectors and levels)
• EU-funded projects on MOOCs (from 2014…)
Mapping The European MOOC Territory
Main question
• In your opinion what are the main threats and oppurtunities of the
MOOC movement for higher education in Europe
Tweet your opinion using
• #MOOC #threats
• #MOOC #opp
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