Effects of a MOOC: English and Japanese Subtitles

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  • MOOCにおける英語・日本語字幕の学習効果
  • MOOC ニ オケル エイゴ ・ ニホンゴ ジマク ノ ガクシュウ コウカ

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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are an innovative way of teaching and learning, which is based on the ideology of Open education. Open signifies that “anyone can learn anything from anyone at any time” as Bonk claims. By using MOOCs, learners have access to quality education from elite universities without paying fees. MOOCs have opened a new door for global learners. Unfortunately, learners who do not have a good command of English are often left out since most MOOCs are in English. There are some courses which provide subtitles, but Japanese subtitles are not very common. Thus, Japanese learners suffer from a language barrier. To bridge the gap between the potential of MOOCs and the language barrier for Japanese, this study aims to explore the perceptions of MOOCs with Japanese and English subtitles for Japanese and international learners, and the effects of the subtitles on the performance of a test. As a result, firstly, the study found that subtitles are a very effective way to support MOOC learners using either Japanese or English subtitles. Secondly, learners who used English subtitles statistically performed better than those using Japanese subtitles. Thirdly, learners using English subtitles had statistically higher satisfaction than those using Japanese subtitles. Nevertheless, subtitles do support learning both for Japanese and international participants in the MOOC learning environment.

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