Language MOOCs : Providing Learning, Transcending Boundaries /

"Language MOOCs (or LMOOCs) are dedicated Web-based online courses for second languages with unrestricted access and potentially unlimited participation. They are generating interest and expectation in the contexts of university education, lifelong learning and online training in general. This...

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Other Authors: Bárcena, Elena, Martín-Monje, Elena
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Warsaw ; Berlin : De Gruyter Open, [2015]
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of contributing authors
  • 1 Introduction. Language MOOCs: an Emerging Field
  • 2 What Constitutes an Effective Language MOOC?
  • 3 A Proposal for the Methodological Design of Collaborative Language MOOCs
  • 4 Motivation in a Language MOOC: Issues for Course Designers
  • 5 Language Teaching in MOOCs: the Integral Role of the Instructor
  • 6 The Architectonics of Language MOOCs
  • 7 Accessibility in Language MOOCs
  • 8 Ethical and Aesthetic Considerations in Language Moocs
  • 9 Teaching Pronunciation and Comprehensibility in a Language MOOC
  • 10 Conclusion. Reflections on Present and Future: towards an Ontological Approach to LMOOCs
  • Index