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What is SPOC

Handbook of Research on Operational Quality Assurance in Higher Education for Life-Long Learning
Acronym for “Small Private Online Course”. An online course derived from a MOOC but dedicated to a limited number of participants (from the same company or the same university course). SPOCs offer flexibility with the course schedule and to some degree, with the educational content. They often implement blended learning strategies.
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Integrating MOOCs in Higher Education: Procedures and Tools for a Mutual Commitment to Quality
Florence Rouveix (Centrale Lille, France), Magali Guyon (Telecom ParisTech, France), and Rémi Bachelet (Centrale Lille, France)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1238-8.ch011
Abstract
From the context of the emergence of MOOCs, this chapter studies the benefit of blending them with a face-to-face course in higher education. This approach highlights the wealth of opportunities offered by blended learning through the design methods and experience of the GdP MOOC that are transferable to other MOOCs. The implications for a cohort of students and in the pedagogical choices of their teacher show the advantage of a team dedicated to the partnerships to provide the interface between the format of training provided on the platform and the objectives of the host institution. From the awareness of the diversity of methods of integration into students' curricula, the question of the quality and the personalisation of the supporting tool in practical terms is based on the teachers' needs. Three functions are identified for effective blending: pedagogical scenarisation, delivering the training solution, and the methods of assessment.
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