Investigation of Research about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): A Thematic Content Analysis Study

Year 2020, Volume: 8 Issue: 16, 787 - 820, 20.10.2020

Burcu Haymana Gökhan Dağhan

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.772010

Cited By: 3

Abstract

The aim of this study is to integrate the results of the MOOC researches carried out in recent years, and to determine the general trends of the MOOC literature. Therefore, this research is carried out with a quantitative point of view and a content analysis study is conducted about the MOOCs. In this study, thematic content analysis is used as a content analysis type. In the searching process conducted on the Web of Science database, the articles to be reached were expected to be indexed in SSCI, AHCI, SCI-E and ESCI indexes. 123 articles obtained as a result of the searching process were examined in terms of the determined criterias and their contents were analyzed and classified. Research findings revealed the projection of the current state of MOOC research. The suggestions developed in the light of the findings and results are expected to offer practical tips and concrete advices for practitioners and designers.

Keywords

Open education, distance education, massive open online courses (MOOCs), thematic content analysis (meta-synthesis)

Kitlesel Açık Çevrimiçi Derslerle İlgili Yapılan Araştırmaların İncelenmesi: Tematik İçerik Analizi Çalışması

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, kitlesel açık çevrimiçi derslerle (KAÇD) ilgili olarak son yıllarda yapılan araştırmaların sonuçlarını toparlayıcı bir bakış açısıyla bütünleştirebilmek ve böylece genel eğilimleri belirleyebilmektir. Dolayısıyla nicel bir bakış açısıyla yürütülmüş olan bu araştırmada KAÇD’ler hakkında bir içerik analizi çalışması yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmada, bir içerik analizi türü olarak tematik içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Web of Science veritabanı üzerinden yapılan taramada, ulaşılacak olan makalelerin SSCI, AHCI, SCI-E ve ESCI atıf indekslerinde taranması beklenmiştir. İnceleme sonucunda elde edilen 123 makale, belirlenen ölçütler bakımından ele alınmış ve içerikleri analiz edilerek sınıflandırılmıştır. Araştırma bulguları KAÇD araştırmalarının var olan durumunun projeksiyonunu ortaya koymuştur. Elde edilen bulgular ve sonuçlar ışığında geliştirilen önerilerin uygulayıcılara ve tasarımcılara dönük pratik ipuçları ve somut tavsiyeler sunması beklenmektedir.

Keywords

Açık eğitim, uzaktan eğitim, kitlesel açık çevrimiçi ders (KAÇD), tematik içerik analizi (meta-sentez)

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