Inquiring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) through the Lens of Students

Year 2019, Volume: 23 Issue: 1, 453 - 470, 16.03.2019

Mustafa Caner Burak Asma Ceyda Sert Aktuğ

Abstract

The present study aims to
depict the picture of students’ perceptions on Massive Open Online Courses
(MOOCs) regarding several variables. To attain this goal, 416 freshman
students, who take four different distance education oriented courses in a
state university participated to our study The study adopts a descriptive
research design, in which relationships of the variables as part of overall
descriptions are examined. The convenience sampling technique is used to reach
the accessible population of the study since it is hard to reach to the entire
group. The participants are asked to score on a perception questionnaire, which
consists of 7 factors and 34 five-point Likert type items. The collected data
is analysed through Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney U Test and item-based
analysis was performed to get a clear-cut picture of the data. The analysis
results were presented and discussed based on the relevant literature, and
future recommendations were put forth for further researches and researchers.

Keywords

MOOC, distance education, online courses, effectiveness

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