Press Release: Vassiliou welcomes launch of first pan-European university MOOCs (massive open online courses)

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Series Details IP/13/349 (23.04.13)
Publication Date 23/04/2013
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Partners in 11 countries have joined forces to launch the first pan-European 'MOOCs' (Massive Open Online Courses) initiative, with the support of the European Commission.

MOOCs are online university courses which enable people to access quality education without having to leave their homes. Around 40 courses, covering a wide variety of subjects, will be available free of charge and in 12 different languages.

The initiative is led by the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) and mostly involves open universities. The partners are based in the following countries: France, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, UK, Russia, Turkey and Israel. Detailed information about the initiative and the courses on offer is available on the portal www.OpenupEd.eu.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-349_en.htm
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European Commission: Rapid: SPEECH/13/368: First European MOOCs – a milestone for education http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-368_en.htm

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