AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightThe findings indicate that MOOCs successfully serve the universal ideals such as offering equal opportunities in education, democratization of educa- tion, and liberation of knowledge in Turkey.
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Abstract
Open and distance learning has evolved on the basis of openness philos- ophy in education and benefited from various approaches to this philos- ophy. Different MOOC platforms have emerged in Turkey as a reflec- tion of these developments. The main purpose of this study is to exam- ine MOOCs in the context of Turkish higher education. For this pur- pose, by adopting the qualitative embedded single case design, the Akadema, AtademiX and Bilge‹fl MOOC platforms were examined. The findings indicate that MOOCs successfully serve the universal ideals such as offering equal opportunities in education, democratization of educa- tion, and liberation of knowledge in Turkey. Besides, MOOCs were found to contribute to adapting to the changes paralleling the transfor- mations in the globalizing world and in the digital knowledge age; strengthening communication and cooperation channels between the society, industry and university; and finally, fostering social justice with an inclusive approach by increasing operational capabilities in diverse educational domains.
Özet
Aç›k ve uzaktan ö¤renme günümüze kadar e¤itimde aç›kl›k felsefesi ekse- ninde evrilmifl ve bu düflünce ekseninde farkl› yaklafl›mlardan faydalan- m›flt›r. Türkiye’de de bu geliflmelerin bir yans›mas› olarak farkl› Kitlesel Aç›k Çevrimiçi Ders (KAÇD) platformlar› ortaya ç›km›flt›r. Bu düflünce- ler ba¤lam›nda bu çal›flman›n genel amac› Türkiye’de sunulan KAÇD’le- ri Türk yüksekö¤retimi ba¤lam›nda incelemektir. Bu amaç do¤rultusun- da nitel tekli durum deseni benimsenmifl; Akadema, AtademiX ve Bilge‹fl platformlar› incelenmifltir. Araflt›rma bulgular› KAÇD’lerin e¤itimde f›r- sat eflitli¤i, e¤itimin demokratikleflmesi ve bilginin özgürleflmesi gibi ev- rensel kavramlara ülkemiz ba¤lam›nda hizmet etti¤ini göstermektedir. Bunun yan›nda küreselleflen dünyada ve dijital bilgi ça¤›nda yaflanan dö- nüflümlere paralel olarak de¤iflime uyum sa¤lamak; toplum, sektör ve üni- versite aras›nda iletiflim ve ifl birli¤i kanallar›n› güçlendirmek; yüksekö¤- retim kurumlar›n›n operasyonel kabiliyetini farkl› ö¤renme alanlar›nda da att›rarak kapsay›c› bir yaklafl›mla sosyal adaleti sa¤lamak gibi rollerin güç- lenmesine katk› sa¤lad›¤› görülmektedir.