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MOOC Courses and the Future of Higher Education - A New Pedagogical Framework (Hardcover)
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MOOC Courses and the Future of Higher Education - A New Pedagogical Framework (Hardcover)
Series: River Publishers Series in Innovation and Change in Education
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During the last decades, our society is witnessing an authentic
revolution that, in a dizzying manner has deeply influenced,
modified, and transformed the way of life of human beings. This
constant and unstoppable revolution is transmuting all areas of our
life: social, cultural, personal, labor, economic, training, etc.
This new society is characterized by a high generation of knowledge
and the constant and fluid processing of information. In this
macro-context, the MOOC phenomenon emerged. MOOC (Massive Open
Online Courses) courses are based on the principles of massive,
free access to all materials and resources offered online. This new
didactic path can be constituted in an innovative techno-social
tendency, especially oriented in the panorama of Higher Education
to stimulate university improvement, open opportunities at the same
time for education and training or, simply, derive towards a new
business model for the universities. In addition to being an entry
point for the popularization of science and knowledge, the future
possibilities are enormous and are being studied in all their
various dimensions. Many initiatives as a result have been
developed to implement this new form of education. MOOC Courses and
the Future of Higher Education presents the latest research
theories and current examples of MOOC courses practices in Higher
Education. The chapters represent an extensive assortment of
interpretations and practices examples of MOOC courses, across
areas as varied as teaching methodologies, instructional
innovations, educational technology, etc. This work is structured
in three sections, the first one covers the university institution
in the knowledge society, the second analyzes the MOOC training
proposals, and the third discusses the future role of MOOCs.
Technical topics discussed in the book include: - The
Virtualization of Teaching in Higher Education - Training and
Professional Development at the e-University - Taxonomy of MOOCs -
MOOC: Strengths and Weaknesses - MOOCs and the Scientific
Community: Challenges and Innovation - MOOC Platforms - Directory
of MOOC Resources - MOOC: Reflections of the Future
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