Beyond the language classroom: researching MOOCs and other innovations

Kan Qian (1) , Stephen Bax (1)

1 OU - The Open University [Milton Keynes]

With the rise of the internet and new communication technologies, language learning has moved beyond the classroom walls. This volume presents a range of important studies on innovative ways for learning languages outside the classroom. Chapters discuss MOOCs in the UK, Belgium, China, and Italy for studying a range of languages, research on new apps, flipped classroom modes, and approaches to informal learning in a range of international settings. In these ways, the volume offers a significant contribution to our understanding of how learning beyond the language classroom will transform language education in the decades to come.

Keywords: MOOCs; language learning; informal language learning; innovative pedagogy; language education; language apps

Domains: Education

Kan Qian, Stephen Bax. Beyond the language classroom: researching MOOCs and other innovations. , pp.228, 2017, 978-1-908416-53-7. ⟨10.14705/rpnet.2017.mooc2016.9781908416537⟩. ⟨hal-01550840⟩