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WHAT IS A MOOC ?
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MASTERING BITUMEN FOR BETTER ROADS AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
MASTERING BITUMEN FOR BETTER ROADS AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
& present the MOOC MASTERING BITUMEN FOR BETTER ROADS AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS WHAT IS A MOOC ? M O O C Massive Open Online Course Unlimited For Available University number of everybody, via a web level participants
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CONTENT & OBJECTIVES OF THE MOOC « MASTERING BITUMEN FOR BETTER ROADS AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS »
What topics are covered by this MOOC ?
- Global perspective of bitumen markets
- Manufacturing, shipping and main uses of
bitumen
- Composition, structure & characterization of
bitumen
- Specialty bitumen & high added-value applications
- Health, safety, environmental and quality concerns
- Research & innovation as means to address
today’s challenges
Why is this MOOC offered?
- to enhance access to anyone the basics and the
innovations of bitumen, via a free, high-quality, educational content
- to share with a broad-based audience knowledge
and know-how that only few experts and technicians have today
- to raise public’s awareness about the bitumen and
road construction industries and provide with the keys to understand its evolution
- to attract the talents the industry will need
tomorrow
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Who this MOOC is intended for?
- Graduate schools and universities’ students and
teachers
- Professionals within the bitumen, civil works or
road construction industries
- Decision-makers, prescribers and contractors for
the construction, renovation or maintenance of road infrastructures
- Anybody willing to learn more about the bitumen
and road industries, for professional as well as personal interest
Why enroll on this MOOC?
- to
discover the world
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bitumen, road construction and industrial applications, little known and yet essential to economic exhanges and development, and to get a broad picture of the different skills and professions involved
- to deepen one’s knowledge about bitumen and
asphalt mixes, through a free, innovative pedagogy
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understand the interactions between economical stakes and technical choices, and to make decisions adapted to the challenges of the construction, development, renovation
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maintenance of a high-quality road network
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CONTENT & OBJECTIVES OF THE MOOC « MASTERING BITUMEN FOR BETTER ROADS AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS »
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WHO ARE THE PUBLISHERS OF THE MOOC « MASTERING BITUMEN FOR BETTER ROADS AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS » ?
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COURSERA The leading educational technology company specialized in online training with more than 1,500 course
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and 18 million learners across the world ÉCOLE DES PONTS PARIS TECH The leading institution for providing training on road infrastructures and, more generally, transportation, energy and the environment TOTAL The world’s no. 4 oil and gas company, a supplier of energy and services and the European market leader for bitumen With the participation of leading experts whom knowledge and experience cover the whole bitumen value chain, from oil to end-use by the road construction and industrial companies
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THE MOOCS’ INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGY APPLIED TO BITUMEN AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
At your own pace, whenever, wherever
- Watch the full video-based courses (3 to 12 min each) as
you like: they are available 24/7, from a computer or a mobile device (via the Coursera app)
- Access the course and explore the contents as much as you
want, even months after you first completed it: the MOOC is on-demand
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Industry experts testimonials
- Participation of leading experts, teachers and specialists
within the industry
- Multiple approaches and perspectives about the bitumen
and the road construction markets
Community
- Join the discussion forum to exchange with other learners:
learn from peers and share your own experience
- Experts and hosts: get answers to your questions
throughout your MOOC
Self-assessment
- A fun and serious self-assessment scheme is proposed
along the MOOC, via – quizzes to check your knowledge acquisition – And a final questionnaire to validate your learning
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HOW TO ENROLL ON THE MOOC « MASTERING BITUMEN FOR BETTER ROADS AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS »?
- Free, online* course, open to everybody
- Video-based content in English, French translation
(subtitle) available with a simple click
- organized in four chapters designed to be
assimilated in as many weeks, with 2 to 4 hours of personal investment per week
- Available as of April 4th
- Through the
platform,
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