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WHY INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN MOOC? ATADEMIX SAMPLE

KATILIMCILAR KİTLESEL AÇİK ÇEVRİMİÇİ DERSLERE NEDEN KATİLİYORLAR? ATADEMİX ÖRNEĞİ

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1921–1937
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2018-12-28
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Participants were found to have a high average of the items that determine participation for reasons of performance, effort,f acilitating, and the social factor was lower than the other factors.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, it is aimed to determine the reasons why the participants participate to Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in terms of performance, effort, social, and facilitating and the sources they heard about MOOC.
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Key Findings & Data:The sample of the study was consisted of 698 participants selected at the courses of MOOC called Atademix, from Atatürk University and selected by convenience sampling method.
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Conclusion & Impact:Participants were found to have a high average of the items that determine participation for reasons of performance, effort,f acilitating, and the social factor was lower than the other factors.
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⚙️Variables:katılım nedenleri · Kitlesel Açık Çevrimiçi Dersler · KAÇD

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In this study, it is aimed to determine the reasons why the participants participate to Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in terms of performance, effort, social, and facilitating and the sources they heard about MOOC. The survey method was used in this study. The sample of the study was consisted of 698 participants selected at the courses of MOOC called Atademix, from Atatürk University and selected by convenience sampling method. These participants registered at least one of the courses in Atademix. Atademix is the first institutional MOOC from Atatürk University with technical infrastructure and experience in Turkey. The courses are taught via the Internet by using various course materials and exercises / applications in Atademix. Courses in the program are designed to support active participation by using presentations, interactive videos, discussion forums, assignments and end-of-course projects as well as lecture notes. In this study, questionnaire was used as data collection tool. Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model was used while constructing the questionnaire. This model include performance, effort, social, and facilitating. Descriptive statistical methods were used in the analysis of the data. It has been determined that most of the students are informed by MOOC through social media. Participants were found to have a high average of the items that determine participation for reasons of performance, effort,f acilitating, and the social factor was lower than the other factors.

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Bu çalışmada Kitlesel Açık Çevrimiçi Derslerdeki (KAÇD) katılımcıların KAÇD’ye katılım nedenlerini performans beklentisi, çaba beklentisi, kolaylaştırıcı şartlar ve sosyal faktörler açılarından tespit etmek ve KAÇD’den haberdar oldukları kaynakları belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden tarama yöntemi temel alınmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini Atatürk Üniversitesi’nin KAÇD platformu olan Atademix’teki kurslarda yer alan ve uygun örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilmiş 698 katılımcı oluşturmaktadır. Bu katılımcılar Atademix’teki kurslardan en az birine kayıtlı katılımcılardan oluşmaktadır. Bu çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak anket kullanılmıştır. Anketin yapısı oluşturulurken Teknoloji Kabul ve Kullanım Birleştirilmiş Modeli kullanılmıştır. Bu modelde performans beklentisi, çaba beklentisi, kolaylaştırıcı şartlar ve sosyal faktörler boyutları yer almaktadır. Verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistiki yöntemler kullanılmıştır. Katılımcıların en çok sosyal medya aracılığı ile KAÇD’den haberdar oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Katılımcıların KAÇD’ye performans beklentisi, çaba beklentisi ve kolaylaştırıcı şartlar nedenleriyle katılımını belirleyen maddelerin ortalamalarının yüksek olduğu ve sosyal faktörün diğer faktörlere oranla ortalamasının düşük olduğu belirlenmiştir.

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AYDEMİR, M., ÇELİK, E., KURŞUN, E., KARAMAN, S. (2018). WHY INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN MOOC? ATADEMIX SAMPLE. Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 4, 1921–1937. https://ajindex.com/articles/285

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