The SCORE2020 project focused on (regional) support structures in the development and delivery of Open Education and especially of MOOCs. In total, thirteen intellectual outputs are available.

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Introduction

This short output provides a framework to identify and describe conditions for and characteristics of MOOCs design models. The diversity of approaches, experiences, and possibilities suggests that an open, flexible framework is needed to allow the description and design of any model. At the same time, it allows to imagine and design new models in future.

It shortly discusses the main context in designing MOOCs such as designing for scalable services and the different modes for MOOC development. In addition it provides a framework for the design of open, online courses in general making use of the general framework as developed in Output 1. I.e. it gives a design framework at respectively the macro, meso and micro level. As such this output provide a descriptive framework for conditions for and characteristics of MOOCs design models.

These characteristics and the design framework is used in describing various instructional design models for MOOCs in Output 5 and in addition was used in various (multiplier- and training events) to demonstrate the importance for developing sustainable MOOCs.

Keywords

government policy · higher education · MOOC design models · MOOC framework · MOOC research · MOOC scalability · MOOC uptake · OER · SCORE2020