67 The European Commission's support for the productionof this publicationdoes not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views onlyof the authors, and the Commissioncannotbe held responsible for anyusewhich may bemade of the information containedtherein. Project Number: 2020-1-RO01-KA226-HE-095434 Καλή πρακτική 8: NOVAMOOC 1. Topic/ Area Open to various HE subjects/disciplines 2. Title NOVAMOOC 3. Type of Best Practice MOOCs/ Training programme OERs Handbook/Guidelines 4. Date released Project duration: October 2015 – September 2017 5. Partners/ network West University of Timisoara ● Principal investigator – Gabriela Grosseck ● Postdoctoral researchers: Ramona Bran and Laurentiu Tiru ● Senior researchers: Laura Malita, Vlad Chiriac and Carmen Holotescu ● PhD Students: Luiza Vlaicu (initially Mihai Adrian Vilcea), Alexandru Topirceanu (fromNovember 2016 a postdoctoral researcher) ● Technical support: Dorin Neagoe 6. Level National (Romania) Institutional (HE) 7. Description of the methods/ approach and/or theories used The project follows the principles of open and distributed education - accessible education for all. It sets out research for the improvement of the training of pre-university teachers, by carrying out a MOOC (massive open online courses) by a higher education institution which integrates open access educational resources and practices. The project was carried out over a period of two years (2015-2017). The work methodology and activities are divided into four stages. The consortiummakes recommendations for the design, curriculum, and implementation of MOOCs, and they have published articles in specialized journals with high impact factors. 8. Purpose/Aim The main project objectives are the following:
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