The Mooc (R)evolution. Where the EMMA project come from

Academic institutions all over the world, as well as active stakeholders in the field of education, are exploring Moocs to understand how learning and teaching environments are changing, what are the outcomes of such a novelty for different countries and publics, to what extent the Moocs revolution can represent both a unique opportunity to open up education and a new business model. Born to help universities and academic institutions to innovate pedagogical models, Moocs are developing along different routes. Using a policy framework analysis approach, this paper presents the results of a European survey that questioned both public and private stakeholders on Mooc policy design, objectives and expected outcomes. The policy framework analysis was also the opportunity to define the main assets of a new TEL project at a European Level: Emma, the European Multiple Moocs Aggregator, an innovative Moocs platform lead by the University of Naples Federico II and based on its previous experience with the Federica web learning project. Keywords: Education, TEL, Moocs, Policy framework.