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A New MOOC for tourism and heritage: “Tourism Management at UNESCO World
Heritage Sites (vol. 3)” is open for enrollments!
Dear Madam, dear Sir,
We are thrilled to announce that enrolments to the new volume of the MOOC (Massive Open Online
Course) “Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites” are NOW open!
Since the launch of “Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites (vol. 1)” in 2018, a truly
wide and constructive community of people passionate about tourism has come to life. With almost
12,000 learners participating in the first two MOOCs, we hope to reach even more policy makers and
managers of destinations committed to promoting tourism at sites of Outstanding Universal Value,
while at the same time concerned with their conservation, with this new free online course.
Newcomers are very welcome to join the course!
The new volume “Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites (vol. 3)” is designed and run
by the international university UNESCO UNITWIN Network “Culture, Tourism, and Development”, led
by Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Paris, France). Researchers in the field share their knowledge
on the main aspects of this topic and provide theoretical insights into the main tourism issues at
UNESCO World Heritage Sites, specifically tackling such matters as: UNESCO’s Principles, UNESCO
Conventions, Sustainable Tourism, eTourism, Site Management Systems, Interpretation, Tourism
Marketing.
This year, numerous case studies will complement the theories with practical applications and show
concrete examples of tourism management in heritage sites from all around the globe.
The course, in English and Arabic, is completely free and open, and is going to be delivered at the end
of May 2021 on the French platform, FUN MOOC. It is organized in 6 thematic units, unveiled every
week. Their structure foresees ad-hoc didactic videos and documents, as well as quizzes, additional
materials, and activities aimed at fostering experience sharing among participants. Learners
successfully completing the course will then receive a free course completion certificate.
For further information and to register, please visit the following page:
https://www.fun-mooc.fr/courses/course-v1:Paris1+16014+session01/about
Feel free to share this link with all interested colleagues!
Looking forward to sharing this learning experience with you! For any questions, please feel free to
contact
[email protected].
Thank you very much for your attention, and kind regards,
Maria Gravari-Barbas, Coordinator of the MOOC
Director of the UNESCO UNITWIN Network “Culture, Tourism, and Development”, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
University (Paris, France)
Lorenzo Cantoni, Co-Coordinator of the MOOC
UNESCO Chair in ICT to Develop and Promote Sustainable Tourism in World Heritage Sites, USI – Università della
Svizzera italiana (Lugano, Switzerland)
Ilaria Rosani, Project Manager of the MOOC
UNESCO Chair in ICT to Develop and Promote Sustainable Tourism in World Heritage Sites, USI – Università della
Svizzera italiana (Lugano, Switzerland)