4. EMMA
gives
learners
across
Europe
access
to
free,
massive,
open,
online
courses
(MOOCs)
from
prestigious
European
Universities.
By
making
courses
available
in
multiple
languages,
EMMA
promotes
real
cross-‐cultural
and
multi-‐
lingual
learning,
helping
to
preserve
Europe’s
rich
cultural,
educational
and
linguistic
heritage.
EMMA:
providing
multilingual
access
to
European
MOOCs
5. • an
aggregator
and
hosting
service
for
10
existing
MOOCs
which
will
be
made
available
in
2
or
more
language
versions
• providing
support
to
other
potential
MOOC
providers
in
order
to
help
them
to
set
up
and
publish
their
own
MOOCs
on
EMMA
EMMA
is:
6.
7. • Ability
to
create
personalised
learning
paths
• Transcription
and
translation
services
to
give
access
to
courses
in
many
languages
• Easy
access
to
MOOCs
from
across
Europe
• Opportunities
to
explore
Europe’s
rich
cultural
diversity
by
reviewing
similar
topics
from
different
course
providers
What’s
in
it
for
students?
8. English
&
Spanish
Business
organization,
social
innovation
and
the
cultural
heritage
Italian
&
English
Università
degli
Studi
di
Napoli
Federico
II,
Italy
Learning
Design
English
&
Spanish
University
of
Leicester,
UK
General
and
Social
Pedagogy.
Pedagogy
research
and
practice
from
post-‐war
to
the
present
day
Italian
&
English
Università
degli
Studi
di
Napoli
Federico
II,
Italy
Climate
Changes:
The
Context
Of
Life
Experiences
Portuguese
&
English
Universidade
Aberta,
Portugal
Portuguese
history
and
culture
Portuguese
&
English
Universidade
Aberta,
Portugal
Business
Management,
Social
Innovation
and
Cultural
Heritage
English
&
Spanish
University
of
Leicester,
UK
E-‐Learning
Dutch
&
English
Open
Universiteit
Nederland,
Netherlands
Excel
2010
Spanish,
Catalan
&
English
Universitat
Politècnica
de
València,
Spain
Search
on
the
Internet
Spanish,
Catalan
&
English
Universitat
Politècnica
de
València,
Spain
Blended
Learning
Dutch
&
English
Open
Universiteit
Nederland,
Netherlands
MOOCs
available
9. Challenges
• Definition
aggregator
• Fast
launch
was
pushed:
platform
did
not
meet
wishes
• Redesiging
MOOCs
to
match
with
platforms
• Reconstruction
content
• Match
platform
–
Learning
Locker
10. Challenges
(2)
• Training
translation
software
(e.g.
Dutch)
• Cultural
interpretations
language
(hard
to
translate)
• Life
sessions
&
translations
• Managing
expectations
(e.g.
quality
translations)
11. Current
status
• Version
2.0
EMMA-‐platform
• New
version
translation
software
• Developing
terms
of
use,
privacy,
intellectual
property
• Acces
policy
• Learning
Locker
(Tin
Can)
12. Current
status
• New
MOOCs
February
23
(enrollment)
• Criteria
for
new
providers
(e.a.
Alignment
EMMA-‐
principles)
• Summer
school
for
MOOC
providers
(4-‐11
July
2015
(Ischia,
Italy).
13. To
sum
up…
• EMMA:
small
steps
towards
MOOCs
in
multiple
languages
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