ERIC Number: ED613978
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar-22
Pages: 8
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LMOOCs: Free, Self-Access Language Learning on a Global Scale
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Massive Open Online Language Courses, also commonly known as Language MOOCs or LMOOCs, are online courses offered for a limited period of time by higher education institutions worldwide for anybody wishing to learn a foreign language. The average duration of these courses is between four and six weeks, and approximately three to five weekly study hours are required. To date, there are several examples of effectively designed MOOCs that facilitate the development of communicative language competences. This chapter describes what MOOCs/LMOOCs are, provides examples of language MOOCs, and discusses their benefits and potential drawbacks in the context of language learning. [For the complete volume, see ED612143.]
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Instruction, Higher Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Spanish, Foreign Countries, Access to Education
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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