Webinar info

Webinar Overview:

The webinar discusses how Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs) can be integrated into academic learning. It reviews policies for evaluating academic credit for MOOCs, the role of universities in supporting the knowledge economy, and the documentation and evaluation of external learning. It also highlights the expertise of the American Council on Education in this field to enhance learning opportunities and achieve integration between regular and open education.

Topics

• Policies for academic credit evaluation and procedures related to assessing the accreditation of open courses like MOOCs, and their impact on the educational process.
• The role of universities in supporting the knowledge economy by providing learning opportunities.
• Highlighting recent initiatives for documenting and evaluating learning acquired outside the traditional institutional framework.
• Presenting different perspectives on the learning evaluation process, with a focus on the expertise of the American Council on Education, a global leader in this field for over 50 years.

Speakers

Dr. Paul LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University

Mr. Jeff Maggioncalda
CEO, Coursera

Ms. Michele Spires
Assistant Vice President for Learning Evaluations, American Council of Education

Mr. Louis Soares
Chief Learning & Innovation Officer, American Council of Education

Dr. Ted Mitchell
President, American Council of Education

Dr. Rami Alsakran
National eLearning Center