What Do Teachers As Adult Learners Think About MOOCs? A Case Study
The aim of this research was to understand and interpret the opinions of teachers as adult learners on MOOCs regarding the effect of MOOC on their personal and professional development, and their motivation to attend more MOOC. The research is a qualitative study with a holistic single case study d...
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Istanbul Kültür University
2020-09-01
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| description | The aim of this research was to understand and interpret the opinions of teachers as adult learners on MOOCs regarding the effect of MOOC on their personal and professional development, and their motivation to attend more MOOC. The research is a qualitative study with a holistic single case study design. Data were collected by semi-structured questions via the Google Form. At the end of the research, conclusions emerged under three themes. The first one was that the effects of MOOC on teachers’ personal development are learning new things and gaining self-confidence. The second one was that the effects of MOOC on teachers’ professional development are improving teaching and communication skills, and having a different perspective. Finally, the reasons of teachers’ motivation to attend more MOOCs are that MOOCs are easy to reach, suitable for personal learning speed, and economic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de43813e71754cdcb5c4416121b90aaa2023-02-15T16:12:09ZengIstanbul Kültür UniversityYaşadıkça Eğitim1300-12722667-48742020-09-0134249150210.33308/26674874.2020342218218What Do Teachers As Adult Learners Think About MOOCs? A Case StudyRabia Vezne0Akdeniz UniversityThe aim of this research was to understand and interpret the opinions of teachers as adult learners on MOOCs regarding the effect of MOOC on their personal and professional development, and their motivation to attend more MOOC. The research is a qualitative study with a holistic single case study design. Data were collected by semi-structured questions via the Google Form. At the end of the research, conclusions emerged under three themes. The first one was that the effects of MOOC on teachers’ personal development are learning new things and gaining self-confidence. The second one was that the effects of MOOC on teachers’ professional development are improving teaching and communication skills, and having a different perspective. Finally, the reasons of teachers’ motivation to attend more MOOCs are that MOOCs are easy to reach, suitable for personal learning speed, and economic.http://journals.iku.edu.tr/yed/index.php/yed/article/view/218adult educationteacher educationdistance educationlifelong learningmooc |
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| title | What Do Teachers As Adult Learners Think About MOOCs? A Case Study |
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