The Revolution of Massive Open Online Courses and Its Effect On Learning English For Higher Education Students

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Computers have made great contributions into education in the past decade. They have brought significant benefits to teachers and students alike. It is possible to say that the computer has the following main roles in the language learning: teacher, tester, tool, data source, and communication facilitator. In this research, I will focus on MOOC as one of computer applications and its effect on learning English Language for Higher Education Students.
In fact, the most important characteristic of the modern world is the revolution in the field of information and communication technology, beginning from a broader category (globalization) to those directly related to information and communication technology such as the era of communication and information revolution or the explosion of knowledge or information revolution in addition to other terms included in the dictionary of technology age (Allen, I. E., & Seaman, J. 2013).
Therefore, the real challenge facing educational institutions is to take advantage of this progress and to employ it in order to provide a variety of choices of educational opportunities for students and to provide a sophisticated non-traditional learning environment where the infrastructure of this advanced technology is perfectly used.
Depending on that, the higher education should face the challenge this massive technological challenge and informational revolution that changed the methods of production and its patterns. The aim is to transfer from an industrial society to a society that is distinguished by intensive production of knowledge (Glance, D. G. et al., 2013).
This can be achieved through the integration of technology into the educational system to provide advanced non-traditional learning environment. In this new environment, the student will be able to build educational experiences by learning how to use multiple sources of knowledge. The technology employed here is the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). MOOC is one of the latest trends in open education via the Internet, where the full educational contents are introduced via online channels to learners of all ages and at any place in the world. It is an excellent opportunity for those who are seeking free knowledge and science on a large scale. This free knowledge is introduced through obtaining an attested certificate in all courses.
This study discusses a very important and effective subject during the last few years. It is about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and its role in learning English in higher education.  In the beginning, it is important to illustrate that MOOC is a gathering of learning participants, or people willing to jointly exchange information and collaboratively enhance their knowledge.
MOOC integrates between social networking, acknowledged expert in a field of study, and a collection of accessible online resources. It is amazing educational tool that should be considered in order to provide the educational process with great value and benefits. MOOC is open world without any limits or restrictions. There is no exclusions, any one wishes to participate will find opportunity to benefit from these resources depending on his individual needs and requirements. In this research, we will focus on MOOC as global revolution for higher education (Daniel, J., 2012).
In fact, higher education has to face the great technological challenge and information revolution that changed the methods of living and adapting to the new world. By this way, technology will improve the type of education and its effectiveness in addition to introduce solutions to the problems facing traditional higher education. Furthermore, in this research, MOOC is used in order to enhance English Language Learning in higher education. 
 

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