Teaching research of smart English platform based on massive open online course

Abstract

The development of new educational technology and educational concepts has made Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and other teaching methods deeply applied in the field of online education. In order to improve the initiative and practical ability of English learners, and promote the cognitive ability of English learners, the MOOC elements were introduced in English teaching, an efficient MOOC English teaching platform was constructed, and the MOOC-based English teaching model was analyzed. The results show that the teaching model obtained from this study can not only take advantage of MOOC’s advantages, but also avoid the defects of delayed feedback and low completion rate. In addition, the effective peer evaluation method can significantly improve English teaching.

China's Outward-oriented Internationalization Pathways to Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs)

“…The first batch of 193 English courses covers 8 disciplines, including medicine and epidemic prevention, economics and development, natural science, arts and design, engineering and technology, intelligent virtual simulation experiments, agriculture and ecology, and future-oriented innovation and entrepreneurship. [8] The platform mainly provides online teaching services for foreign university teachers and students, overseas Chinese people, and global learners. The main language of iCourse is English, and other language versions will be launched successively, mainly providing online learning, course management, learning certification, and data analysis services.…”