MOOC Courses and the Future of Higher Education : a New Pedagogical Framework.

Front Cover -- Half Title -- RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN INNOVATION AND CHANGE IN EDUCATION - CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE -- Title Page - MOOC Courses and the Future of Higher Education A New Pedagogical Framework -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - University and the Knowledge Society -- Chapter 2 - The Use of Digital Technology in University Teaching and Learning -- Chapter 3 - The Virtualization of Teaching in Higher Education: e-University -- 3.1 Training and Professional Development at the e-University -- 3.2 Citizenship and the Cyber Students -- Chapter 4 - MOOC: Strengths and Weaknesses -- 4.1 Taxonomy of MOOCs: xMOOX vs cMOOC -- 4.2 Characteristics of xMOOC Courses -- 4.3 Characteristics of cMOOC Courses -- Chapter 5 - MOOCs: New Learning Alternatives for the Expansion of Knowledge -- Chapter 6 - Directory of Resources Related to MOOCs -- 6.1 The Coursera Platform -- 6.2 The edX Platform -- 6.3 The Udacity Platform -- 6.4 The Mir´ıadaX Platform -- 6.5 MOOC Platforms: Comparative Analysis -- 6.6 Additional Resources About MOOCs -- 6.7 Search Engines for MOOC Courses -- 6.8 International Resources on MOOC -- 6.9 The Technological Observatories (OT) -- Chapter 7 - MOOC Reflections on the Future -- 7.1 Homogenization versus Plurality -- 7.2 Individualism versus Differentiation -- 7.3 Individuality versus the Community -- 7.4 Abundance vs. Relevance of Training -- 7.5 MOOC Mythification -- References -- Index -- About the Authors -- Back Cover.

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