MOOCS FOR DIGITAL SKILLS:
SMART EDUCATION EXPERIENCES
IN THE CONTEXT OF INDUSTRY 4.0
Dario Assante
Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

New technologies
New skills and competences
New jobs
New organization models
New business opportunities
The Forth Industrial Revolution
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

Industry 4.0 initiatives and challenges
• Several national initiatives
• Need of new equipment
• Need of international
standards/protocols
• Need of changes in the
companies’ organizations
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

Industry 4.0 training programs
• National initiatives, no common framework
• Different initiatives in the Erasmus+
framework, but digital skills often are not a
priority
• On the other hand, it’s an opportunity to
experiment something new
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The INNORESOLVE PROJECT
• Project: 2017-2019
• Countries: Spain, Italy,
Portugal, Romania
• Aim: transfer the benefits
of the
to the managers of the
industry
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The INNORESOLVE PROJECT
Outcomes
• INNORESOLVE TRAINING COURSE: e-learning
course on Industry 4.0, available in
5 languages, PBL methodology
• INNORESOLVE SUPPORT GUIDE: state of art of
Industry 4.0, analysis of foundry sector
in Europe, analysis of competences,
collection of case studies
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The INNORESOLVE PROJECT
Why it is innovative?
Use of PBL (Problem Based Learning)
methodology in e-learning environments.
More info
http://innoresolve.ffeuskadi.net
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The IoT4SMEs PROJECT
• Project: 2016-2019
• Countries: Italy, France,
Germany, Lithuania,
Portugal, Spain
• Aim: raise awareness
about the potential of
and qualify
professional able to use
them
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The IoT4SMEs PROJECT
Outcomes
• IoT4SMEs QUALIFICATIONS: based on
the ECVET model
• IoT4SMEs TRAINING COURSES:
4 e-learning courses on IoT
• IoT4SMEs DIDACTIC DEMONSTRATORS: virtual labs
• IoT4SMEs INTERVIEWS and SHOWCASES
• IoT4SMEs HANDBOOK
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The IoT4SMEs PROJECT
Why it is innovative?
Mix of theoretical concepts (video lessons), real
examples (interviews and showcases) and
practical activities (didactic demonstrators), fully
online.
More info
http://www.iot4smes.eu
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The MEMEVET PROJECT
• Project: 2017-2019
• Countries: Germany,
Bulgaria, Italy, Slovakia,
Spain
• Aim: design
to facilitate
the mobility of students
and workers
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The MEMEVET PROJECT
Outcomes
• DESIGN OF THE TRAINING MODULES FOR
STUDENTS OF VET SCHOOLS: e-learning
course and pilot phase
• DEFINITION OF EU CV IN MECHATRONICS:
international academic program
• DEVELOPMENT OF AN E-CARD: digital wallet
of competences
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The MEMEVET PROJECT
Why it is innovative?
The e-card is and innovative tool where to upload
all soft and transversal skills acquired during formal
and informal education. The card will be useful to
obtain specific certificates required to guarantee a
fast integration into EU labor market of young
people.
More info
http://www.memevet.eu/
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The IOE-EQ PROJECT
• Project: 2017-2020
• Countries: Italy, Germany,
Greece, Lithuania,
Portugal, Spain
• Aim: raise awareness
about the
and qualify
professional in this field
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The IOE-EQ PROJECT
Outcomes
• IoE-EQ QUALIFICATIONS: based on the e-CF3.0
model
• IoE-EQ TRAINING COURSES: e-learning courses
on IoE
• IoE-EQ DIDACTIC DEMONSTRATORS: virtual and
remote labs
• IoE-EQ WEBINARS: 18 webinars from experts
• IoE-EQ HANDBOOK
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The IOE-EQ PROJECT
Why it is innovative?
One of the first MOOC courses in the energy
sector, integrating theoretical concepts (video
lessons), real examples (webinars) and practical
activities (virtual and remote labs), fully online.
More info
http://www.ioe-edu.eu
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The IN-CLOUD PROJECT
• Project: 2015-2017
• Countries: Italy, Germany,
Greece, Portugal, Spain,
United Kingdom
• Aim: raise awareness
about Cloud service and
technologies and qualify
professional in this field
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The IN-CLOUD PROJECT
Outcomes
• IN-CLOUD QUALIFICATIONS: based on the
ECVET model
• IN-CLOUD TRAINING COURSES: 4 e-learning
courses on Cloud available in 6 languages
• IN-CLOUD SMART LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The IN-CLOUD PROJECT
Why it is innovative?
The IN-CLOUD Smart Learning Environment
would be an adaptive learning tool, where the
platform can offer a customized learning
program to each different user.
More info
http://www.learn-in-cloud.eu
Webinar week: MOOC Design
16-17-18 April 2019

The E-SLP PROJECT
• Project: 2018-2020
• Countries: Nederland,
Belgium, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Italy, Lithuania,
Poland, Portugal, Spain,
Turkey, United Kingdom
• Aim: design and testing of
“
”, new forms of
training programs
EDUCON2019, 9–11 April, 2019, Dubai,
UAE

The E-SLP PROJECT
Outcomes
• DEFINITION OF SLPs: new training programs
integrated in the academic offer
• DESIGN AND TESTING OF COLLABORATIVE
SLPs: recognized by different EU Universities
• EMPOWER UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP: training
staff in design and QA related to SLPs
EDUCON2019, 9–11 April, 2019, Dubai,
UAE

The E-SLP PROJECT
Why it is innovative?
Design and test of a Short Learning Program on
Industry 4.0, first example of its kind.
More info
https://e-slp.eadtu.eu/
EDUCON2019, 9–11 April, 2019, Dubai,
UAE

Open challenges in the courses design
• Meet the labour market needs
• Role of external stakeholders in the courses’
design
• Measure the external impact of the training
courses