Teaching English for general purposes through a MOOC in higher education: A quasi-experimental study to explore its effects on learner achievement and satisfaction

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dc.authoridUygun, Emre/0000-0003-2027-4394
dc.authoridCESUR, Kursat/0000-0001-5091-9793
dc.contributor.authorUygun, Emre
dc.contributor.authorCesur, Kursat
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:48:07Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:48:07Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has notably increased the use of distance education, particularly in T & uuml;rkiye's higher education English courses. Even after the normalisation process, compulsory English courses in T & uuml;rkiye, the learners of which receive education in English for general purposes, are still being taught via distance education. Such a practice could well be implemented with a massive open online course (MOOC), called a language MOOC (LMOOC). To this end, the current study focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of a General English Language MOOC (GELMOOC) designed according to the syllabi of Turkish universities. With 2957 participants enrolled, the course's effectiveness was assessed through a single group pretest-posttest design, employing a quasi-experimental study. Accordingly, learners' language achievement levels were assessed prior to and after the GELMOOC treatment. Then, a learner satisfaction survey was also administered post-course. Results showed significant improvements in English proficiency and high satisfaction with the course's content, design, and delivery. The findings highlight the potential of and areas for improvement in LMOOCs in the literature and the foreign language teaching context.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK)
dc.description.sponsorshipOpen access funding provided by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK).
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10639-024-12948-w
dc.identifier.issn1360-2357
dc.identifier.issn1573-7608
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85201397966
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-12948-w
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/25141
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001291928900002
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofEducation and Information Technologies
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectDistance education
dc.subjectEnglish for general purposes
dc.subjectLMOOC
dc.subjectMOOC
dc.subjectOnline language learning
dc.titleTeaching English for general purposes through a MOOC in higher education: A quasi-experimental study to explore its effects on learner achievement and satisfaction
dc.typeArticle

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