PERCEIVED USEFULNESS AND EASE OF USE OF THE MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES AS A TEACHING TOOL

Abstract

In 2018, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE) has set a standard that every public university in Malaysia is required to upgrade the use of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to at least 20% in all the courses offered in the institutions. In polytechnics specifically, MOHE has targeted 40% of the total number of students to use MOOCs through 70 courses offered beginning 2018. Thus, MOOCs have received wide publicity that many institutions are investing in it in order to create self-centered learning among their students. At the same time, lecturers are also involved in making sure the success of online learning such as MOOCs is achieved. With the introduction of MOOCs among the English lecturers of polytechnics in Malaysia, the lecturers’ teaching practice with the element of automated instructions could be changed and upgraded for the betterment of English Language education. In this research, Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is used in order to find out on the perceived usefulness and ease of use of the MOOCs among the English Language lecturers in one of the polytechnics located in the east coast of Malaysia. The finding shows that the lecturers indicated positive feedbacks towards MOOCs. However, concerns were still located among them if MOOCs are used in the future, covering all topics in the English Language subjects. Therefore, the use of MOOCs among the lecturers should be encouraged further to develop a better understanding and openness of MOOCs for English language education.