From local to massive learning: unveiling the (re)design process of an English LMOOC based on InGenio materials

Abstract

This paper focusses on the (re)design and conversion process of small-scale English as a Foreign Language (EFL) online courseware into a Massive Open Online (Language) Course ? or LMOOC, as it is commonly termed ? for upper-intermediate learners of English offered on edX4, one of the most popular MOOC platforms. It stems from the InGenio First Certificate in English Online Course and Tester (Gimeno-Sanz, Martinez-Saez, & Sevilla-Pavon, 2011), which provides university students with autonomous study and self-evaluation materials for the preparation of B2-level5 official English language exams. The authors discuss the differences between both platforms and the implications for language learning. They conclude that it is necessary to build language-learning-specific add-ons onto currently available MOOC platforms.