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Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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Wednesday, May 24 • 13:05 - 13:40
Learning in the Open: A Strategic Approach to MOOC Development

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This session would review the University of Edinburgh’s strategy for online learning which has been developed over the past 5 years. The presentation reflects on the influence of successful online Master’s courses, Faculty engagement and the experience of growing MOOCS across 4 platforms. In order to make further progress we identify 7 key issues relating to learner behaviour in MOOCs which need to be resolved.

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Sir Timothy O'Shea

Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh
Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea is currently Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh. He obtained a BSc in Mathematics and Experimental Psychology from Sussex and a PhD in Computer Based Learning from Leeds University. He then worked as a researcher in the Computer... Read More →


Wednesday May 24, 2017 13:05 - 13:40 CEST
Salon de Grados