The use of a massive open online course in shaping the readiness of future teachers for integrated learning in primary schools

Abstract

In the article one of the results obtained at the final stage of the dissertation research, in the process of testing a MOOC in shaping the readiness of future teachers for integrated learning in primary schools was presented. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of MOOCs in shaping the readiness of future teachers for integrated learning in primary schools. The authors presented the advantages of an online course in expanding the possibilities of preparing students for future professional activities, therefore, a systematic approach was used as a methodological basis for the study of the problem under study. To achieve the research goal, the authors used theoretical and empirical methods. The experimental study was conducted on the basis of Pavlodar Pedagogical University named after A.Margulan with fourth-year students of the educational program “Pedagogy and methods of primary education”. The development and testing of a МООС was carried out within the framework of the grant project of young postdoctoral scientists “Zhas Galim”. The results obtained in the study suggest that MOOC, as a distance learning technology, has effectively influenced the formation of future teachers’ readiness for integrated learning in primary schools.