Participation in the Panel at the "MOOCs for web skills" SLUSH side event, Helsinki, November 2014

1. Are MOOCs providing the
European workforce with
necessary web skills?
Panel session, Side Event, 17th Nov 2014, Helsinki
Davinia Hernández-Leo
www.dtic.upf.edu/~daviniah/
@daviniahl

2. Workshop at the European Conference on
Technology-Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2014), Graz
Interesting position papers: http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/MOOCsworkshop
None of them providing a conclusive answer to the question
Conclusions in the response
to presentations by Carlos
Delgado Kloos (UC3M) and
Davinia Hernández-Leo (UPF)

3. There are successful models at other levels…
An example:
The Barcelona Activa's mission is to be the reference organization for policies
supporting enterprises, employment creation and international projection of
Barcelona, as an excellent environment for economic activity and social progress.
Barcelona Activa supported 4,293 companies through its Business Services and Programmes which will be integrated into the Business Support.
It also accompanied 2.653 entrepreneur projects. Furthermore, 132 enterprises and 15 projects were installed in its business incubators.
Concerning the Employment area, 19,332 people attend Barcelona Treball Services, 46% of whom found a job within six months.
(http://www.barcelonactiva.cat/barcelonactiva/en/all-about-barcelona-activa/who-we-are/index.jsp)
…
• Professional skills and employment. Guide and
empower people throughout their career, according
to market and business requirements, allowing the
qualitative encounter between labour demand and
supply.
• Training (transversal). Offers a range of training
activities adapted to the needs of the Barcelona
Activa users, including IT training and dissemination
activities to improve the technological skills of
Barcelona’s citizens, professionals and businesses. ->
Cibernàrium
…

4. Multiple MOOCs around eSkills!
MOOCs for Web Talent Survey
Audio Signal Processing for Music Applications
Hands On Wireless Sensor
3D Graphics for the Web Programmers (tentative)
…

5. Unclear alignment of:
MOOC providers, employers
Provision of MOOCs responds to
diverse strategies
Advancing mappings of supply & demand
http://www.businessinsider.com/skills-for-google-engineering-jobs-2014-10
What is the European Workforce
audience?
The same Web Skills for all?
Employers, aspiring entrepreneurs
needs?
Profile of unemployed citizens?
People already taking MOOCs?

6. • MOOCs can play a relevant role to provide the European
Workforce with Web Skills
• Need to:
– Align MOOCs and employability more closely
– Guide people along learning paths according to market &
business demands
– Design competence/practice-oriented MOOCs and paths
carefully, diverse audience and objectives
• See recommendations of the “MOOC for Web Talent Survey”
• MOOC design Workshop
(supported by http://ilde.upf.edu/about/
at http://ilde.upf.edu/moocs/)

7. Are MOOCs providing the
European workforce with
necessary web skills?
Panel session, Side Event, 17th Nov 2014, Helsinki
Thank you!
Davinia Hernández-Leo
www.dtic.upf.edu/~daviniah/
@daviniahl