ANALYSIS OF THE NEW GENERATION MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOCs) IN MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION EDUCATION: AN APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE KEY COMPETENCIES

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Modern education requirements tend to bring about new educational environments, in accordance with information and communication technologies. In this regard, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have come into prominence as part of the new generation of educational systems, due to its infrastructure and facilities. Currently, there are more than one million students taking courses on MOOC sites across a variety of disciplines. Therefore, this study analyzed 16 courses in media and communication science offered through MOOCs. The data was collected from January to August 2016 through 22 different MOOC platforms. The quality of the MOOCs was determined by using course surveys, based on David Merrill’s (2002) five first principles of instructional design (i.e., problems, activated, demonstrated, applied, integrated). The results showed that media education offered through MOOC platforms are better suited for high-quality learners. Since several courses in communication are provided through such platforms in Turkey, the findings of this study can contribute to the diversification and development of media education materials in the country.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• MOOC,Media and Communication Education,E-learning

MEDYA VE İLETİŞİM EĞİTİMİNDE YENİ NESİL KİTLESEL AÇIK ÇEVRİMİÇİ DERSLERİN ANALİZİ: TEMEL YETKİNLİKLERİ BELİRLEMEYE YÖNELİK BİR YAKLAŞIM

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Çağdaş eğitim gereksinimleri, bilgi ve iletişim teknolojileri doğrultusunda, yeni eğitim ortamları meydana getirmektedir. Kitlesel Açık Çevrimiçi Dersler (KAÇD) alt yapısı ve sağladığı olanaklarla yeni nesil eğitim sistemleri içerisinde ön plana çıkmaktadır. Günümüzde bir milyondan fazla öğrenci KAÇD sitelerinde çeşitli disiplinlerde ders almaktadır. Bu çalışmada KAÇD’de yer alan 16 medya ve iletişim bilimleriyle ilgili dersler analiz edilmiştir. Ocak-Ağustos 2016 tarihleri arasında sekiz aylık bir dönemde iki bağımsız kişi derslere katılarak, deneyimlerini “Ders Tarama” ve “Genişletilmiş Pebble-in-the-Pond Öğretin Tasarlama Kontrol Listesi”ne göre kodlamıştır. KAÇD’lerin kalitesinin değerlendirilmesinde kullanılmak üzere hazırlanan bu ölçekler David Merrill’in (2002) temel beş öğretim prensiplerine (problem, aktivasyon, sunum, uygulama ve entegrasyon) göre uygulanmıştır. Ülkemizdeki iletişim fakültelerinin eğitim programlarında yer alan birçok ders KAÇD’lerde yer almaktadır. Bu çalışma ülkemizdeki medya eğitiminde kullanılan materyallerin çeşitlendirilmesi ve geliştirilmesi için önemli bir kaynak sunacaktır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre KAÇD’lerdeki medya programlarının öğrenciler için daha kaliteli olabilmesi beklenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kitlesel Açık Çevrimiçi Dersler,Medya ve İletişim Eğitimi,E-öğrenim

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