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

Mustafa Caner; Burak Asma; Ceyda Sert Aktuğ

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

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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Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mustafa Caner ^*

Burak Asma

Ceyda Sert Aktuğ This is me

Publication Date

March 16, 2019

Submission Date

October 20, 2018

Acceptance Date

March 16, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 23 Number: 1

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APA

Caner, M., Asma, B., & Sert Aktuğ, C. (2019). Inquiring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) through the Lens of Students. Atatürk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 23(1), 453-470. https://izlik.org/JA56UY55RA

AMA

1.Caner M, Asma B, Sert Aktuğ C. Inquiring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) through the Lens of Students. ATASOBED. 2019;23(1):453-470. https://izlik.org/JA56UY55RA

Chicago

Caner, Mustafa, Burak Asma, and Ceyda Sert Aktuğ. 2019. “Inquiring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) through the Lens of Students”. Atatürk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 23 (1): 453-70. https://izlik.org/JA56UY55RA.

EndNote

Caner M, Asma B, Sert Aktuğ C (March 1, 2019) Inquiring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) through the Lens of Students. Atatürk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 23 1 453–470.

IEEE

[1]M. Caner, B. Asma, and C. Sert Aktuğ, “Inquiring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) through the Lens of Students”, ATASOBED, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 453–470, Mar. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA56UY55RA

ISNAD

Caner, Mustafa - Asma, Burak - Sert Aktuğ, Ceyda. “Inquiring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) through the Lens of Students”. Atatürk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 23/1 (March 1, 2019): 453-470. https://izlik.org/JA56UY55RA.

JAMA

1.Caner M, Asma B, Sert Aktuğ C. Inquiring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) through the Lens of Students. ATASOBED. 2019;23:453–470.

MLA

Caner, Mustafa, et al. “Inquiring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) through the Lens of Students”. Atatürk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 23, no. 1, Mar. 2019, pp. 453-70, https://izlik.org/JA56UY55RA.

Vancouver

1.Mustafa Caner, Burak Asma, Ceyda Sert Aktuğ. Inquiring Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) through the Lens of Students. ATASOBED [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 1;23(1):453-70. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA56UY55RA