Issue |
SHS Web Conf.
Volume 104, 2021
Second International Conference on History, Theory and Methodology of Learning (ICHTML 2021)
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Article Number | 03007 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
Section | Learning Methodology | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202110403007 | |
Published online | 04 May 2021 |
Implementation of MOOC platforms into teaching English to IT specialists
1 Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University, 18 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Ave., Melitopol, 72312, Ukraine
2 Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, 20 Hetmanska Str., Melitopol, 72300, Ukraine
* e-mail: svitlana.symonenko@tsatu.edu.ua
** e-mail: nataliia.zaitseva@tsatu.edu.ua
*** e-mail: poliform55@gmail.com
The paper deals with the issue of application possibilities of MOOC platforms in IT specialist training. It is emphasized that this problem is urgent due to the coronavirus pandemic which caused reconsideration of educational approaches, means and tools. In the study the analysis of the most demanded massive open online course platforms in terms of IT specialist training is presented. Challenges of MOOCs for teaching and learning foreign languages are highlighted. Profession-related, soft skill mastering and English learning courses have been scrutinized in terms of their content and user-friendliness by teachers and students of two universities. Design, layout, topics, communities, documentation, and application availability have been evaluated and ranked. Three online English courses of similar purpose on Coursera, FutureLearn and Prometheus have been compared and ranked with the aim to advise the most efficient one to senior undergraduates striving to be employed in Ukraine and abroad in the multicultural IT environment.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2021
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