%0 Report %C Maastricht, Netherlands, Europe %D 2017 %I EADTU %K government policy %K higher education %K limitations of MOOCs %K MOOC as online education %K MOOC cost savings %K MOOC platforms %K MOOC research %K MOOC uptake %K MOOCs to benefit society %K OER %K open education %K SCORE2020 %P 1-18 %T Output 13 SCORE2020: International collaboration of regional centres %U http://score2020.eadtu.eu/images/Results/Final_outputs/O13-International_collaboration_of_regional_centres.pdf %X The SCORE2020 project focused on (regional) support structures in the development and delivery of Open Education and especially of MOOCs. In total, thirteen intellectual outputs are available. http://score2020.eadtu.eu/results Table of contents Table of contents • Towards sustainable European support structure • MOOCs as part of Open Education and their (potential) role for society • What is unique about a MOOC? • How does a MOOC differ from an online course? • How MOOCs may benefit society • Widening participation in higher education • Equality in and democratisation of education • The ROI of tertiary education for society • The potential to reduce education costs • The limitations of MOOCs for society • MOOCs as an instrument of online education • Technology-driven innovation8 MOOCs as a tool to improve education in general • MOOCs and the SDG 4 • Present European situation on MOOCs • MOOCs in the context of European priorities • MOOCs seen as possible flexible solution • Massive participation in strongly increasing number of MOOCs • Lacking visibility of European MOOC efforts • European needs hardly known • MOOC innovation localised and short-term • But mature uptake of MOOCs in Europe • Difference between European countries • No support from big MOOC platforms • Continuation of an increased European collaboration • HEIs, to increase their capacities in developing MOOCs • Collaboration on scalable services • Important role of policy-makers and governments • Need for actions at cross-national scale • Continuation of SCORE2020 partnership through OpenupEd • Need for a coherent regional action plan in alignment with European strategies • Follow-up in a European MOOCs Consortium (EMC) %8 02/2017 %* does not apply %> https://www.oerknowledgecloud.org/archive/O13-International_collaboration_of_regional_centres.pdf