Conceptualising a credit transfer MOOC initiative for english for technical communication

This paper conceptualizes the notion of diversifying a mainstream course, English for Technical Communication in Universiti Malaysia Pahang to a credit transfer Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), as a full-fledged online course. The changing landscape of educational due to the fourth industrial revo...

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Main Authors:	Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim, Nor Yazi, Khamis, Mohamad Musab, Azmat Ali, Mohd Shafeirul Zaman, Abd Majid
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	PE English
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24589/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24589/1/37.%20Conceptualising%20a%20credit%20transfer%20mooc%20initiative%20for%20english.pdf http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24589/2/37.1%20Conceptualising%20a%20credit%20transfer%20mooc%20initiative%20for%20english.pdf

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spelling	ump-245892019-03-21T04:17:10Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24589/ Conceptualising a credit transfer MOOC initiative for english for technical communication Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim Nor Yazi, Khamis Mohamad Musab, Azmat Ali Mohd Shafeirul Zaman, Abd Majid PE English This paper conceptualizes the notion of diversifying a mainstream course, English for Technical Communication in Universiti Malaysia Pahang to a credit transfer Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), as a full-fledged online course. The changing landscape of educational due to the fourth industrial revolution has noticeably instigated issues confronting higher learning, and so have learning styles and learners’ preferences in learning. Given a wide array of technology choices, learners no longer preferred to be confined with a physical form of classroom, teachers, course books and examinations. Even blended learning course is estimated up to 79 percent of online mode with the remaining in a non-online technique, like the face-to-face. This is yet a solution to issues on conflicts of timetables, as well as in accommodating some learners’ preference of independent learning who could well benefited from a fluid and organic curriculum structure. To approach the study, document analyses on the feasibility of the concept was conducted and feedbacks from the educators and learners of the four semesters enrolment in ‘Becoming Efficient Technical Communicators’ MOOC during trial run rationalized the type of assessments for learning. Resultingly, an innovative mapping of the concept was proposed and justified theoretically and practically. Indeed, this study is timely especially in keeping pace with challenges and opportunities of today’s globalized knowledge economy. 2018-12 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24589/1/37.%20Conceptualising%20a%20credit%20transfer%20mooc%20initiative%20for%20english.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24589/2/37.1%20Conceptualising%20a%20credit%20transfer%20mooc%20initiative%20for%20english.pdf Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim and Nor Yazi, Khamis and Mohamad Musab, Azmat Ali and Mohd Shafeirul Zaman, Abd Majid (2018) Conceptualising a credit transfer MOOC initiative for english for technical communication. In: International Conference on Creativity, Innovation, and Invention in Digital Technology (CIIDT2018), 11 - 13 December 2018 , Penang, Malaysia. pp. 1-7.. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	PE English Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim Nor Yazi, Khamis Mohamad Musab, Azmat Ali Mohd Shafeirul Zaman, Abd Majid Conceptualising a credit transfer MOOC initiative for english for technical communication
description	This paper conceptualizes the notion of diversifying a mainstream course, English for Technical Communication in Universiti Malaysia Pahang to a credit transfer Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), as a full-fledged online course. The changing landscape of educational due to the fourth industrial revolution has noticeably instigated issues confronting higher learning, and so have learning styles and learners’ preferences in learning. Given a wide array of technology choices, learners no longer preferred to be confined with a physical form of classroom, teachers, course books and examinations. Even blended learning course is estimated up to 79 percent of online mode with the remaining in a non-online technique, like the face-to-face. This is yet a solution to issues on conflicts of timetables, as well as in accommodating some learners’ preference of independent learning who could well benefited from a fluid and organic curriculum structure. To approach the study, document analyses on the feasibility of the concept was conducted and feedbacks from the educators and learners of the four semesters enrolment in ‘Becoming Efficient Technical Communicators’ MOOC during trial run rationalized the type of assessments for learning. Resultingly, an innovative mapping of the concept was proposed and justified theoretically and practically. Indeed, this study is timely especially in keeping pace with challenges and opportunities of today’s globalized knowledge economy.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim Nor Yazi, Khamis Mohamad Musab, Azmat Ali Mohd Shafeirul Zaman, Abd Majid
author_facet	Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim Nor Yazi, Khamis Mohamad Musab, Azmat Ali Mohd Shafeirul Zaman, Abd Majid
author_sort	Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim
title	Conceptualising a credit transfer MOOC initiative for english for technical communication
title_short	Conceptualising a credit transfer MOOC initiative for english for technical communication
title_full	Conceptualising a credit transfer MOOC initiative for english for technical communication
title_fullStr	Conceptualising a credit transfer MOOC initiative for english for technical communication
title_full_unstemmed	Conceptualising a credit transfer MOOC initiative for english for technical communication
title_sort	conceptualising a credit transfer mooc initiative for english for technical communication
publishDate	2018
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