The Role of Scaffolding in LMOOCs for Displaced People

This article presents the results of an analysis of how passive and active scaffolding, such as types of structured student learning support, can be provided for refugees and migrants in Language MOOCs (LMOOCs). It focuses on the nature of such scaffolding and what effect it has on learning. After a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Read, Timothy, Sedano Cuevas, Beatriz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/50621
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/50621
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MOOC
LMOOC
Passive scaffolding
Active scaffold­ing
Immediate need
Andamiaje pasivo
Andamiaje activo
Necesidades inmediatas
Lingüística
Sociología
Linguistics
Sociology
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Sumario:This article presents the results of an analysis of how passive and active scaffolding, such as types of structured student learning support, can be provided for refugees and migrants in Language MOOCs (LMOOCs). It focuses on the nature of such scaffolding and what effect it has on learning. After an analysis of the theoretical aspects of supporting refugees and migrants in this type of course, a case study is presented. This study focuses on the inclusion of scaffolding in the design, development and running of two Spanish LMOOCs for imme­diate needs, created within the MOONLITE project in collaboration with support groups for displaced people. The results of the study sup­port the use of scaffolding as a mechanism that improves the course completion rates (increasing from the usual figure of around 10% to 31 % and 30% in the respective courses ), language learning, and the overall satisfaction and motivation of the students.