From: Michael Thomas <[log in to unmask]>

Subject: Conference: Massive Open Online Courses in the Arts and Humanities

Date: November 16, 2013 1:50:56 PM CST

To: Michael Thomas <[log in to unmask]>

Massive Open Online Courses in the Arts and Humanities: Opportunities, Implications and Challenges Across UK Higher Education
Date: 25th April 2014
Start Time: 09:45am
Location/venue: Scholars Suite, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
Supported by the Higher Education Academy (HEA)


The symposium on "Massive Open Online Courses in the Arts and Humanities" will take place on 25th April 2014 (10:00-17:00) at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. A call for papers is currently open and participants are requested to send abstracts of no more than 300 words to the organiser, Dr Michael Thomas ([log in to unmask]) on a topic related to the following areas:

• The historical context of online learning
• Scalability and quality assurance
• Pedagogy
• Accreditation
• Future implications of MOOCs in the Arts and Humanities

The closing date for abstract submissions is 15th January 2013. Further details on the event can be found on the HEA website: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2014/Seminars/AH/GEN911_UCLAN

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Dr Michael Thomas BA (Hons) M.Ed. MBA Ph.D. FHEA
University of Central Lancashire
Preston PR1 2HE
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 1772 893148
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Skype: mthomas69

Principal Investigator, EU FP7 CAMELOT Project (2013-2015)
Affiliate, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
Series Editor: Digital Education & Learning (Palgrave)
Series Editor: Advances in Digital Language Learning & Teaching (Bloomsbury)