Integration of massive open online courses into the system of foreign language teaching
https://doi.org/10.32517/0234-0453-2022-37-3-21-27
Abstract
The relevance of integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) into foreign language teaching in higher education is explained not only by the modern approach to the digitalization of the educational environment, but is also a necessary measure in the light of the unfavorable epidemiological situation in Russia associated with the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
The classification of MOOCs by purpose, principle of construction and format of training is given. The advantages and the disadvantages of MOOCs from the point of view of teachers are considered. The results of the integration of MOOCs into foreign language teaching to students of a range of engineering specialities are presented.
Experimental work has identified the advantages of MOOCs associated with an unlimited resource base, a variety of tasks and access to authentic information.
The disadvantages of MOOCs in teaching a foreign language concern the difficulties caused by the pedagogical imperfection of the format for evaluating the work of students on the course. A number of problems are associated with the lack of the necessary competencies of teachers, resource consumption when choosing a MOOC, corresponding to the level of language training of students.
The authors propose ways to solve the problems that arise in the implementation of a mixed model of teaching a foreign language at universities, including the combination of traditional and online forms of monitoring learning outcomes.
About the Authors
I. V. KharlamenkoRussian Federation
Inna V. Kharlamenko, Candidate of Sciences (Education), Lecturer of English for Sciences Department, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
Moscow
V. V. Vonog
Russian Federation
Vita V. Vonog, Candidate of Sciences (Culture Studies), Docent, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages for Engineering, School of Philology and Language Communication
Krasnoyarsk
V. V. Kolga
Russian Federation
Vadim V. Kolga, Doctor of Sciences (Education), Candidate of Sciences (Engineering), Professor, Professor at the Department of Aircraft
Krasnoyarsk
E. V. Gerasimenko
Russian Federation
Ekaterina V. Gerasimenko, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages for Engineering, School of Philology and Language Communication
Krasnoyarsk
I. V. Alekseenko
Russian Federation
Irina V. Alekseenko, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages for Engineering, School of Philology and Language Communication
Krasnoyarsk
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For citations:
Kharlamenko I.V., Vonog V.V., Kolga V.V., Gerasimenko E.V., Alekseenko I.V. Integration of massive open online courses into the system of foreign language teaching. Informatics and education. 2022;37(3):21-27. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32517/0234-0453-2022-37-3-21-27