ABSTRACT In this study, a massive open online course (MOOC) titled “Studying at Japanese Universities” was designed. The purpose of the course was to encourage international students to study in Japan. Accordingly, it is intended to build an online community to afford international students to encourage and support each other and realise their student lives in Japan. This paper outlined how the course was designed and further reported the results of the early outcomes of how the students received the course. The results indicated that the course reaches the target age group while also attracting a diverse audience. It is further been specified that students can communicate with others who have common interests. Furthermore, students share their thoughts and concerns about their plans to study in Japan and receive mutual support from the online community. Those who are interested in producing MOOCs as an educational environment for global outreach should find the results of the study beneficial.

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将MOOC设计为在线社区，以鼓励国际学生出国留学

摘要在本研究中，设计了一个名为“日本大学学习”的大型在线公开课程（MOOC）。本课程的目的是鼓励国际学生来日本学习。因此，打算建立一个在线社区，让国际学生相互鼓励和相互支持，并实现他们在日本的生活。本文概述了课程的设计方式，并进一步报告了学生如何接受课程的早期结果。结果表明，该课程达到了目标年龄段，同时也吸引了各种各样的听众。进一步规定，学生可以与具有共同兴趣的其他人交流。此外，学生们分享了他们对赴日留学计划的想法和担忧，并获得了在线社区的相互支持。那些有兴趣将MOOC作为全球推广的教育环境而产生的人应该发现研究结果有益。