EMMA

Spec sheet

Purpose

EMMA provides free, open online courses from European universities in multiple languages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · project.europeanmoocs.eu

Audience

The platform invites European universities to make their MOOCs available through EMMA.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Privacy

EMMA says personal data is not distributed to third parties without the user’s explicit permission and consent.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Support

The enrollment guide directs users with problems to [email protected].Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Headquarters

Naples, ItalyRead 28 Sep 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Founded

2014Read 28 Sep 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Account requirement

Learners must register an account to participate in a MOOC, and the terms exclude registration by people under the age of majority in their country.Read 11 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Age limit

EMMA does not allow registration by people under the age of majority in their respective countries.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Analytics

Teacher and learner dashboards show course activity and progress, and EMMA offers survey services and learning analytics for academic purposes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · project.europeanmoocs.eu

Assessments and certificates

A platform guide says learners can complete assignments to check their learning and work toward a certificate of completion.Read 11 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Availability

EMMA’s terms say the platform does not guarantee uninterrupted accessibility or faultless operation.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Course aggregation

The platform aggregates and hosts university courses, and lets learners build courses from units of different MOOCs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · project.europeanmoocs.eu

Course format

Courses can be self-paced, with lessons and assignments to check learners’ progress.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Data handling

The privacy policy says user data is tracked and stored only for EMMA purposes and treated in accordance with the EU directive.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Languages

The course catalog says EMMA is available in Catalan, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Polish.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Learner tools

Learners can save bookmarks, comments and notes on a personal page, share resources, and create a learning path from course materials.Read 11 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Learning paths

Learners can build a learning path across related courses and collect selected course parts in a notebook.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Learning tools

Learners can save bookmarks, comments, and notes to a personal page and share resources and experiences with classmates and teachers.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Management

The terms state that EMMA is managed by the University of Naples Federico II on behalf of the original consortium.Read 11 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Privacy and analytics

EMMA says it tracks learner activity for analytics, with aggregated dashboard data and individual analytics not knowingly made available outside the platform.Read 11 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Project history

The about page describes EMMA as a 30-month European Union-supported pilot action.Read 11 Oct 2026 · project.europeanmoocs.eu

Provider eligibility

EMMA invites European educational or cultural institutions to propose MOOCs, which are evaluated against the project’s criteria.Read 11 Oct 2026 · project.europeanmoocs.eu

Provider hosting

The provider page says selected providers receive free MOOC hosting, while noting that free hosting after July 2016 cannot be guaranteed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · project.europeanmoocs.eu

Registration

A learner must register for a personal account to participate in a MOOC.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Translation

The platform offers a translation feature for course content and video subtitles in available translated versions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · platform.europeanmoocs.eu

Plans and prices

Every EMMA plan and price →

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