Second International Conference MOOC2move

International Conference & Call for Papers on:
MOOCs, Language Learning, and Mobility: design, integration, reuse

EVENT RESCHEDULEDDue to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, the conference, initially scheduled for 9th & 10th October 2020 in Naples (Italy), has been moved to 9th & 10th April 2021.

The Universities of Grenoble Alpes (FR), Alicante (ES) and the Open University (UK) together with Federazione Nazionale Insegnanti Centro di iniziativa per l’Europa (IT) invite you to join the Fourth edition of the International Conference on MOOCs, language learning and mobility. The conference will take place on April 9-10, 2021 in Naples in the halls of the Palazzo delle Arti Napoli (PAN), via dei Mille n. 60, Naples a few meters from the enchanting promenade of the city, near the Egg Castle, in an area rich in historical and artistic beauty, served by underground.

Confirmed guest speaker and topic :

Alessandra Giglio, University of Dalarna (Sweden)

"Designing and implementing a MOOC in macro and micro perspectives"

As in the previous editions, this conference aims to bring together higher education professionals, CALL (Computer assisted language learning) and applied linguists and language technologists from around the world to debate issues relating to three topical areas of research, such as MOOCs, language teaching/learning and student mobility, by providing a forum for exchange of ideas, research outcomes and technical achievements. You can see who should atten d the Conference here: http://conference.mooc2move.eu/index.php

The conference is free to attend but, given the limited number of places, it is requested a registration. Register at http://conference.mooc2move.eu/register.php . Confirmation of acceptance or non-registration will be sent by e-mail.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

We are now calling for proposals including research-related papers, presentations of case studies and results of EU-financed projects as well as posters on the subject of LMOOCs (Language MOOCs), including language learning and teaching with MOOCs; OER/ OEP for language learning and teaching; and MOOCs and student mobility. Details on how to submit an abstract are in the section Submission of abstracts and papers of the conference website.

We particularly encourage proposals on, but not limited to, the following areas related to the conference themes:

• MOOCs - design, learning, teaching, quality assurance, etc.
• OER / OEP for language learning and teaching
• Pedagogical approaches in language MOOCs
• MOOCs and OERs for language teachers: new tools for professional development
• LMOOCs and skills development
• MOOCs to support multilingualism and international Mobility
• LMOOCs and learners’ motivation and achievement
• Recognition and validation of language skills acquired through MOOCs
• Monitoring and evaluating of language learning with technologies
• Assessing students’ linguistic meta-competences in MOOCs
• Assessing LMOOCs
• Mobile-assisted language teaching and learning
• Informal language learning and technologies
• Virtual classrooms, eLearning, and ePortfolio
• Technologies and/or Multimedia for Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP)
• Technologies and/or Multimedia for Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

We invite to submit abstracts for a 20-minute presentation or a poster. The conference presentations and posters can be in English, French, Spanish or Italian.

To SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT now please access: http://conference.mooc2move.eu/abstract.php

Important Dates updated following the postponement:

• Abstract Submission Deadline: December 4, 2020 .

• Notification of Abstract Acceptance/Rejection: January 9, 2021 .

• International Conference: April 9 - 10, 2021 .

• Paper Submission Deadline: April 10, 2021

• Notification of Paper Acceptance/Rejection: April 30, 2021

For more information on the call for proposals, the Conference Team, the Presentation Guidelines, Abstract & Paper templates and Conference Location please visit http://conference.mooc2move.eu/ . Stay tuned for updates to the conference program. If you have any enquiries, or wish to be added to the mailing list, please write an email to conference@mooc2move.eu

PUBLICATIONS

All papers will be peer-reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees for their inclusion at the Collection of the MOOC2MOVE Conferences proceedings, to be published at HAL ( https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/ ), an open-access repository run by the Centre pour la communication scientifique directe, which is part of the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research).

We look forward to your proposal!

Giampiero de Cristofaro, Chair of the Conference Organising Committee