m-Game is a MOOC portal for Mobile Game Development. MOOCs are gaining popularity among online learners recently. Their structured curriculum and well defined target behaviors, tutor support create confidence and reliability when compared to similar but informal online learning mediums. m-Game platform will have 15 MOOCs to strengthen different skills and competences about mobile game development. Each MOOC will be self standing, free, and take several weeks with several working hours load weekly. All the Participants will be free to choose which lessons to take. The list of MOOCs as follows. 1-Object Oriented Programming, 2- Developing with C# programming language, 3- Developing Interactive Applications with Unity, 4- Visual Programming 5- Database Query Methods 6- SQL Querying 7- Database Design 8- Database Management, 9- Monetization Strategy, 10- Publishing on application markets, 11- Marketing, Advertising for Mobile Applications. 12- Mobile Game Dynamics 13- Storyboarding for mobile game 14- Game usability testing 15- Measurement of audience The MOOCS will be available with different languages which are, English, Turkish, Greek, Italian and Spanish. Ministry of National Education and Turkish Employment Agency accept to suggest m-Game MOOCs the their student, graduates and unemployed people for strengthening mobile game development skills and competences. The topics covered by m-MOOC will help participants to find better jobs, mobility or entrepreneurship. The consortium leader is METU, a research university in Turkey Damasistem, operating at the Middle East Technical University TECHNOPOLIS, is a research and development company focusing on design and development of educational software. MoNE is th Ministry of National Education in Turkey which manages one of the largest educational systems in Europe. AIJU is the Asociacion de Investigacion de la Industria del Juguete (AIJU) is a private not-for-profit organisation in Spain. The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) is a Greek NGO committed to the promotion of innovation and the enhancing of the entrepreneurial spirit. And EURO-NET is a not for profit association that is member or associated member of 58 international networks (5 of them are EU networks: EUROPE
m-Game is a MOOC portal for Mobile Game Development. Their structured curriculum and well defined target behaviors, tutor support create confidence and reliability when compared to similar but informal online learning mediums. m-Game platform has 15 MOOCs to strengthen different skills and competences about mobile game development. m-Game project aims to create a critical mass to mobilize VET learners who have basics of IT understanding but lack of structured knowledge to produce any mobile game or to be a member of game development team. To achieve this goal, massive open online courses (MOOCs) produced in m-Game are hosted by Bilgeis.net. https://bilgeis.net/moodle/course/index.php?categoryid=41 m-Game has 15 MOOCs to nurture “mobile game development” behaviors as habits among trainees and bring those competences into everyday life. Developed MOOCs deliver new learning outcomes for trainees through continuing non-formal and informal education which are applicable in job settings. MOOCs promote workplace learning, providing efficient and integrated guidance services in addition to flexible and permeable learning pathways. Additionally, m-Game project introduces systematic approaches to, and opportunities for, the initial and continuous professional development of VET teachers, trainers and mentors in both school and work-based settings, with a focus on developing effective digital, open and innovative education and pedagogies. The list of courses for Mobile Game Development Programme is given below as output of m-Game: 1- Object Oriented Programming 2- Unity Scripting (C#) 3- Developing Interactive Applications with Unity 4- Visual Components for Programming 5- Database for Mobile Games 6- SQL Querying 7- Database Design 8- Database Management 9- Monetization Strategy 10- Publishing on Application Markets 11- Marketing, Advertising for Mobile Applications 12- Mobile Game Dynamics 13- Game Design Documents 14- Game Usability Testing 15- Measurement of Audience The MOOCS are available with different languages which are, English, Turkish, Greek, Italian and Spanish. The consortium leader is METU, a research university in Turkey DamaSistem, operating at the Middle East Technical University TECHNOPOLIS, is a research and development company focusing on design and development of educational software. MoNE is the Ministry of National Education in Turkey which manages one of the largest educational systems in Europe. AIJU is the Asociacion de Investigacion de la Industria del Juguete (AIJU) is a private not-for-profit organization in Spain. The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) is a Greek NGO committed to the promotion of innovation and the enhancing of the entrepreneurial spirit. And EURO-NET is a not for profit association that is member or associated member of 58 international networks.