2018 Volume 41 Issue 4 Pages 449-460
This study aims to clarify how university teachers develop their teaching abilities through conducting MOOCs practice. Specifically, semi-structured interviews with teachers who had teaching experience with MOOCs were conducted and the development of these teachers’ teaching abilities was examined, applying the TPACK framework. As a result, it became clear that not just one single element of knowledge but a more complex knowledge was formed, thanks to the mutual learning relationships established between teachers and the MOOCs staff. Furthermore, the findings suggested that linking MOOCs practice with lessons conducted in the class promotes the development of TPACK and that the greater difference from those lessons leads to more TPACK being formed.
