Automatic System for TRacking E-Learners Erasmus Project

Project Title

Automatic System for TRacking E-Learners

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Quality Assurance; Open and distance learning; Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

<< Background >>

The education system, in order to adapt to the new circumstances, has evolved towards online learning and this is reflected in a considerable growth of MOOCs and online courses offered.
However, no studies have been carried out on the tracking of learners from the point of view of the impact of the training received through MOOCs on their professional and personal development. In addition, policy documents have been published emphasising the need for information on the trainees’ trajectory after completion of their training.
The ASTRE project, with the monitoring tool developed, aims to fill this lack of qualitative and quantitative data and to find out what impact the training has had on adult learners with different motivations and different degrees of engagement in terms of:
-the access, maintenance or improvement of the learners’ employment.
-the improvement of graduates’ qualifications and, consequently, the improvement of companies’ competitiveness.
-the adaptation of training actions to the needs of the job market and the efficiency of the economic resources and means employed.

<< Objectives >>

The overall objective of the project has been to increase the relevance, quality and audience of MOOCs by supporting the quality assurance and strategic planning of MOOC providers through:
-Developing a tracking tool and a methodology for its implementation.
-Pilot testing the developed tracking system to check its validity and suitability.
-Supporting MOOC providers in setting up the tracking mechanism and integrating it into their quality assurance system. All this, with the aim of improving adults’ skills, personal and professional development.

<< Implementation >>

Intellectual Product Activities:
-Research on the current context of MOOCs.
-Transnational survey of monitoring activities carried out by providers and identification of their needs.
-Methodology for implementing the tracking tool.
-2 tutorials on the creation of the tool with Google Forms and EU Survey applications.
-Recommendations for MOOC and e-learning providers to improve their learning offer and quality assurance mechanism.
-Methodological guidance for MOOC providers to integrate MOOCs into their organisation’s quality assurance system.
Learning, Teaching and Training activity for partners to acquire the necessary competences to design and implement the tracking system.
Dissemination and exploitation plan activities: website, project leaflet, four newsletters, articles, national and european conferences and events, dissemination through social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram), two webinars, sustainability roadmap and agreements with MOOC and e-learning providers.
3 multiplier events in Greece, Cyprus and Spain.
Monitoring and evaluation activities

<< Results >>

Specific results:
– O1: Development of a tool as a MOOC learner tracking system to measure the impact of the training that these courses have had on the trainee’s professional and personal competences.
IO1 additional activity, “The voice of e-learners: Recommendations to improve the quality of online learning”. Recommendations to improve the offer and the quality assurance mechanism of MOOC and e-learning providers.
– O2: Methodological Guide: guide for MOOC providers to help them implement the traking system and integrate it into their quality assurance system.
Other outputs:
– Transnational learning, teaching and training activity: “Establish a monitoring system for MOOC providers”. To acquire the necessary competences to design, implement and use the tracking system and integrate it into the quality assurance system of their organisations/institutions.
-3 multiplier events: Transnational conference in Alcoy (Alicante), in Nicosia and in Athens.
-Numerous dissemination and exploitation activities.
-Networking of stakeholders in the project and developed tool.

Project Website

http://trackingelearners.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 184909,7 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA & Country: ES

Project Partners

• FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG
• AINTEK SYMVOULOI EPICHEIRISEON EFARMOGES YPSILIS TECHNOLOGIAS EKPAIDEFSI ANONYMI ETAIREIA
• European Association of Erasmus Coordinators
• PANEPISTIMIO AIGAIOU
• UNIVERSITA TELEMATICA PEGASO