Business Model C – Proposed by AUTH Clause Samples

Business Model C – Proposed by AUTH. AUTH proposes to implement the typical model commonly encountered in MOOCs, namely: “free access to material and pay for certification”. Based on our experience from offering a MOOC on Python programming (introductory level) for two years to Greek speaking audience we believe that there will be many interested learners who will chose to attain a paid skill certification after the MOOC completion. The expected benefits from implementing this model are: 1. The core content of the MOOC remains always freely available for all interested learners. 2. The fees (low enough not to discourage interested learners to engage in seeking skill certification) will support the sustained offering of the MOOC and further update and improvement of both the course content and certification material and process. 3. Continual offering of the MOOC will provide opportunities for further research and data collection that will help colMOOC partners deepen their understanding about the learning impact of the CA and LA components, publish the results in international journals and conferences and form the basis for further improvement of the CA/LA functionality and new innovative project proposals. 4. In case CA/LA components are well accepted by learners’ and teachers’ population more SMEs active in the field of online education services will be interested to exploit these innovative services. Thus, AUTH and partners will have the opportunity to: a) form new “knowledge alliances” for upcoming project proposals, or, b) financially exploit the current (or improved next versions) of CA/LA components by charging a fee to SMEs interested in embedding these services in their online courses. More analytically: