SWOT analysis of the use of Coursera, edX, and Futurelearn platforms in the education of physical education teachers

Abstract

In the context of martial law, the use of online platforms for physical education teacher training is gaining popularity. After analyzing the popularity of foreign educational platforms, Coursera, edX and Futurelearn were selected for analysis. The purpose of the study was to conduct a SWOT analysis of the selected platforms for the training of Ukrainian specialists. Opportunities include multimedia, control, ability to teach people with disabilities, development of digital literacy, territorial independence, and diversity of material. Risks include limited access to the Internet, unreliable technical equipment, low motivation, and difficulty in learning if you don’t know a foreign language. Weaknesses include: lack of academic integrity, plagiarism by students, lack of individualized approach. Strengths include: online format, accessibility, structured information provision, and free of charge. The analysis shows that opportunities and risks are equally likely to occur when implementing such training in practice. It was found that the strengths of these platforms for their use in the process of training physical education teachers in Ukraine significantly outweigh the weaknesses. As a result of the analysis, based on the comparison of opportunities and risks, strengths and weaknesses, it was possible to develop the most necessary measures for implementation, so that the implementation of such courses in practice in Ukraine in the training of physical education teachers would be as effective as possible and would allow to improve skills and competencies, as well as increase their own level of competitiveness in the labor market.