Mehmet Firat

Mehmet Firat
Anadolu University · Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies

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Professor of Educational Technology

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Introduction
Professor of Educational Technology at Anadolu University. Academic interest areas are open and distance learning, learning analytics, AI in education, education and cyberpsychology, mixed method research, scientific research methodts, educational futures, online learning, cyber behaviours and use of internet in education.
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January 2017 - present
Anadolu University
Position
  • Professor (Assistant)
Description
  • Open and Distance Learning Analytics-Doctoral Course
February 2014 - present
EADTU
Position
  • Students Support Field Expert
April 2015 - May 2015
Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO
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  • Video Course Professor
Education
June 2007 - July 2012
Anadolu University, Institute of Educational Sciences
Field of study
  • Educational Technology
September 2003 - June 2007
Anadolu University
Field of study
  • Departmen of Computer Education and Instractional Technology

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Publications (156)
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Methodological paradigms and scientific research motivations of ICT oriented young education researchers was examined in this study. "Scientific Research Motivations and Methodological Paradigms Survey" was used as the data collection tool. 101 young scholars from 8 university completed the survey in 2014-2015 academic year. For the analysis of the...
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In the past, distance education was used as a method to meet the educational needs of citizens with limited options to attend an institution of higher education. Nowadays, it has become irreplaceable in higher education thanks to developments in instructional technology. But the question of why students choose distance education is still important....
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The relevant literature is rich enough about the differences between distance and face to face education. However, the number of studies examining these differences from the viewpoint of dual-mode alumni, those graduated from both distance and face to face education programmes is limited. In this study, opinions of 33 dual-mode alumni from Turkey w...
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According to researches, motivation that initiates and sustains behaviour is one of the most significant components of learning in any environment. Accordingly, level of intrinsic motivation triggers and sustains the interest of the open and distance education students when it comes to learning on their own in e-learning environments. Despite a com...
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This study investigates the implications of ChatGPT, an AI-powered language model, for students and universities by examining the perceptions of scholars and students. The responses of seven scholars and 14 PhD students from four countries – Turkey, Sweden, Canada and Australia – are analysed using a thematic content analysis approach. Nine key the...
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This research investigates the comparative effectiveness of the ChatGPT and the Google search engine in facilitating the self-learning of JavaScript functions among undergraduate open and distance learning students. Employing a quasi-experimental post-test control group design, the study analyzed variables of disorientation, satisfaction, cognitive...
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The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of mobile applications on fourth grade English language learners' academic achievement. This explanatory sequential mixed methods research includes quantitative and qualitative research methods. Quantitative data were collected from 208 students and qualitative data were collected from 24 te...
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2024 yılı itibariyle yapay zekâ teknolojileri, yükseköğretimde devrimsel nitelikte gelişmelere yol açmaktadır. Makine öğrenmesi, yapay sinir ağları ve doğal dil işleme gibi yapay zekâ teknolojileri öğrenme analitikleriyle birleştiğinde öğrencilerin dijital etkileşim verilerine dayanarak gerçek zamanlı ve bireyselleştirilmiş öğrenme deneyimleri suna...
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The e-learning domain has witnessed a shift from the traditional behavioral approach to an individual- centered learning approach based on learning analytics, with the aim of creating personalized and learner- sensitive designs. A systematic literature review of 284 articles published between 2011 and 2022 in 133 different journals was conducted to...
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The unprecedented adoption of OpenAI's ChatGPT, marked by reaching 100 million daily users in early 2023, highlights the growing interest in AI for educational improvement. This research aims to analyze the initial public reception and educational impacts of ChatGPT, using social network analysis of the 100 most influential tweets. Using the ForceA...
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This pioneering study investigates the transformative shift in the nature of education during the Neolithic revolution, utilising Göbekli Tepe’s role as an archaic open school that attested to this change. This exploration is underpinned by the premise that “if education is a process of acculturation, its origins must be sought in the cultural revo...
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In the 21st century, the widespread use of information technologies has made access to technology, technology usage skills, and the quality of technology services increasingly important. However, the digital divide—defined as a lack of access to telecommunications—remains a significant issue that separates developed countries from developing countr...
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Generative AI has started to attract a great attention with the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. New applications, software and platforms are emerging every day in this field, which is considered as the most important technological development area of 2023. Productive artificial intelligence seems to have found its usage area in every sector. Ho...
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Alanyazın, bir bilimsel çalışmanın araştırdığı konuyla ilgili o zamana kadarki bilgi birikimini ortaya koyan ve çalışmanın gerekçelendirildiği bölümüdür. Ancak, yapılan araştırmalar, atıf verilen çalışmaların okunmadığını, ilgili çalışmaların pasif ve betimleyici bir dille özetlendiğini ve bilimsel bir yapılandırma stratejisinin takip edilmediğini...
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Auto-GPT is a product of an experimental project that makes the use of GPT-4 autonomous. Notably, Auto-GPT emerged and spread rapidly, while the echo of OpenAI's ChatGPT continues. However, there are insufficient studies on this new application in related literature. The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore the different use cases...
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The widespread use of mobile applications in education has led to the need for reliable and valid measurement tools to assess their impact on language learning, particularly among young learners. This study investigated the developmental process and psychometric properties of the Children's Educational Mobile Application Usage for Foreign Languages...
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The widespread use of mobile applications in education has led to the need for reliable and valid measurement tools to assess their impact on language learning, particularly among young learners. This study investigated the developmental process and psychometric properties of the Children's Educational Mobile Application Usage for Foreign Languages...
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Artificial intelligence technologies have the potential to greatly enhance the organization of learning management systems and online learning experiences. In particular, the public release of OpenAI's GPT-3 model in December 2022 has given society a chance to learn more about the current status of artificial intelligence. There have been much rese...
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The aim of this research was to explore how DAOs, blockchain, NFTs, generative AI, and multimodal learning analytics technologies can be integrated to create a unified open education ecosystem representing a global, seamless, personalized, and democratic education system. The integration of these technologies can help to overcome the challenges fac...
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Oscillating Sequential Universes Model (OSUM), an innovative cosmological model describing the universe's evolution through the interplay of dark energy and dark matter is presented in this study. The model proposes a series of expansions and contractions driven by dark energy and dark matter interactions, challenging the conventional view of a sin...
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Understanding the relationship between personality traits and e-learning autonomy can help to provide tailored e-learning environments and student support. Although the related literature is rich regarding learner autonomy and personality traits, there is a dearth of research exploring the predictive relationship. This research investigates the rel...
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Öğrenme deneyimlerinin dijitale geçmesiyle birlikte, öğrenenlerin bu ortamlarda gerçekleştirdikleri tüm etkileşimler izlenebilir hale gelmiştir. Bu da öğrenme analitiklerini hızla yaygınlaşmasına yol açmıştır. Öğrenme analitikleri, öğrenmenin kendisini ve öğrenme çevrelerini anlamak ve iyileştirmek için kullanılır. Öğrenenlerle ve öğrenme bağlamlar...
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This paper aims to explore the question of whether open and distance learning can be considered a discipline in its own right, particularly in the context of education in the digital age. Global economic trends, the widespread adoption of information technologies, and the emergence of new businesses have all necessitated the development of a new hu...
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Related literature shows that the four most prominent learning metaphors are acquisition, participation, knowledge-creation, and development. However, these metaphors do not fully capture the dynamic energy that is present during the act of learning. Drawing on the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor and our own research, we propose the concept of "lea...
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Chat GPT, powered by the advanced GPT-3 language model from OpenAI, has reached 1 million users only in 5 days. Facebook, Netflix, Instagram, and Twitter could reach this number in 300, 1200, 75, and 720 days. With 175 billion parameters, GPT-3 can generate writing that closely resembles human language. Chat GPT can engage in multiple ongoing conve...
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Efforts to teach foreign languages are increasing around the whole world. The literature says that there are various problems related to English teaching. The effective use of technological applications in foreign language teaching is recommended to solve these problems. Accordingly, many studies have focused on the use of technology in ELT. Howeve...
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Mobil abone sayısının 2025 yılına kadar dünya nüfusunun %71’ine eşdeğer olan 5,9 milyara ulaşması beklenmektedir. Bireylerin mobil cihaz kullanımı rakamları yüksek olsa da etkin bir Açık ve Uzaktan Öğrenme için yeterli teknolojik donanım hanelerde bulunmayabilir. Ayrıca çoğu hanede birden fazla öğrencinin bulunabileceği dikkate alınmalıdır. Bilişim...
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*/Cansu Topallı, T. ve Fırat, M. (2022). Öğrenme Analitiklerinin Öz Düzenleyici Öğrenmeye Etkileri. IODL2022/Eskişehir.*/ Gelişen çevrimiçi teknolojilerin öğrenme süreçlerinde yer almasıyla, öğrenenlerin bu ortamlarda gerçekleştirdikleri tüm etkileşimler izlenebilir hale gelmiştir. Bu da yeni bir araştırma alanı olarak öğrenme analitiklerini ortaya...
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Açık ve uzaktan öğrenmede yüksek öğrenen sayıları ve programların çeşitliliği, öğretimin birçok aşamasında işgücü ve zamandan kazanmak amacıyla yapay zekâ teknolojilerinin daha verimli kullanımına yönelik ihtiyacı da beraberinde getirmiştir. Açıköğretim sisteminde her geçen yıl artan öğrenen sayısı, öğrenenlerin öğrenme süreçlerinde destek hizmetle...
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Öğrenme analitikleri, öğrenenin öğrenme süreçlerindeki dijital ayak izlerine dayanan büyük verinin, veri analitiği teknikleri ve algoritmalarla işlenmesi, veri görselleştirme araçlarıyla sunulması ve kişiselleştirilmiş öğrenme için öğrenme çevrelerine yansıtılma- sı ile ilgilenen bir araştırma ve uygulama alanıdır. Artan çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamları...
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Higher education is being reshaped by technology and this ongoing change is seen in many layers of the educational environment. Yet the management of academic credentials hasn't been fully affected by the technology that is reshaping the learning preferences of the learners. For the last ten years, learners have started to fulfill their needs for l...
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Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde İlkokul öğretmenleri uzaktan eğitime acil bir geçiş yaşamış ve çeşitli güçlüklerle yüzleşmişlerdir. Bu da öğretmenlerin hem uzaktan eğitime hem de yüz yüze eğitime ilişkin algılarında değişim yaratmıştır. Öğretmenlerin yüz-yüze ve uzaktan eğitim süreçlerine ilişkin algılarının karşılaştırılması her iki eğitim biçiminin...
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//APA 7: Fırat, (2022). Karma Yöntem Araştırmaları: Yöntembilimde Açıklığın Yükselişi. Nobel Yayıncılık/Ankara.// Modern bilimin tohumları ekilirken kabul gören başat norm, niceliksel ölçümlemeydi. Görelilik ve Kuantum teorilerinin ortaya çıkışı, bilim tasarımının değişmesine neden olduğu gibi niceliksel ölçümleme ile niteliksel bağlam açıklayıcıla...
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The learning preferences of the learners are of prime importance in the planning of distance education systems and the design of learning environments. Learning technique and learning material preferences are considered as the two most common and referable learning preferences to understand the learning preferences profile of distance education stu...
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The purpose of this research is to reveal which paradigm/research method has dominated the 500 articles that have the highest citation in the last ten years in the field of education and examine whether the dominant paradigms impact the citations. The research was designed as a conversion mixed methods research, which does not highly used in the li...
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Açık ve uzaktan öğrenme 21. yüzyıl eğitim gündemini en fazla meşgul eden alanlardan biri olarak durmaktadır. Disiplinlerarası bir bilim alanı olarak açık ve uzaktan öğrenme diğer birçok alandan farklı olarak kuramdan uygulamaya değil uygulamadan kurama doğru bir gelişim süreci sergilemiştir. 1800'lü yılların başında mektupla öğretimden 21. yüzyılın...
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The rise in youth unemployment rates across the world is considered as an important problem. Higher education institutions tasked with raising the human profile needed for various business sectors are undergoing a digital transformation, supported by digital technology. The focus of this digital transformation is open and distance learning. Open an...
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Purpose-This study aims to investigate the preferences of 96 educational researchers on the use of digital technologies in scientific research. Design/methodology/approach-The study was designed as a quantitative-dominant sequential explanatory mixed-method research. Findings-Despite the spreading use of advanced technologies of big data and data...
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Covid-19 Pandemisi, uzaktan eğitimi gerçekleştirmek için dijital araçlara geçiş ve dijital dönüşüme neden olmuştur. Bu ihtiyaç, sosyo-ekonomik açıdan az gelişmiş ve gelişmekte olan ülkelerde dijital uçurumu daha belirgin kılmıştır. İnternet ve bilgisayar kullanımı, Covid-19 vakası ile birlikte tüm dünyada artmasına rağmen, teknolojiye erişim konusu...
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Öğrenci destek servisleri eğitim-öğretim süreçlerinin sürdürülebilirliği açışından hayati öneme sahiptir. Yapay zekâ ve dilbilimin ürünü olarak hızla gelişen Doğal Dil İşleme-NLP teknolojilerinin bu servislerin güçlendirilmesi amacıyla kullanılabileceği görülmektedir. NLP İngilizce, Türkçe ve Almanca gibi doğal dillerin işlenmesi ve kullanılması am...
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Bilişim teknolojileri destekli uzaktan eğitimin yaygınlaşması başta eğitimde fırsat eşitliği, dezavantajlı bireylerin eğitime erişiminin kolaylaşması, zaman ve mekân sınırlılıklarının ortadan kalkması gibi önemli fırsatlar doğurabilir. Ancak toplumdaki sosyo-ekonomik farklılıklardan kaynaklı olarak öğrenenlerin teknolojiye erişim düzeyleri arasında...
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The purpose of this phenomenological research was to evaluate the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in mixed method research (MMR) in education from a educational researchers’ methodological perspective. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 educational researchers. The data were analyzed by thematic content analy...
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Kitlesel öğretim yapan açık öğretim kurumlarında her yıl yüzbinlerce öğrenci mezun edilmektedir. Sadece Anadolu Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Sisteminde 2019-2020 güz dönemi itibariyle 3.1 milyon öğrenci mezun edilmiştir. Bu durum, açık öğretim kurumlarında mezunlara yönelik çalışmaların ve uygun mezun bilgi sistemlerinin (MBS) büyük önem taşıdığını gös...
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Related literature review evidence that self-control and attention have strong relationship. Despite a rich body of literature on self-control and attention, few studies have analyzed the relationship between self-control and CPA as a new phenomenon emerging with the intensive use of technology. Relationship between CPA and self-controls has been a...
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Modern toplumda akademik disiplinlerin yapay örgütlenmesi ile oluşan üniversiteler dijital dünyanın yeni normallerinde ağır bir ontolojik sancı çekmektedir. Dünyanın bir tasarıma dönüştüğü modern endüstri çağında düşünürün kaybolduğu, yerine araştırma projelerine gömülmüş araştırmacı tipinin oluştuğuna şahit olduk. Hiper hızda işleyen dijital dünya...
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Eskişehir is an Anatolian city that stands out with its historical values and cultural richness. Taking over the title of Turkish World Capital of Culture in Astana in 2012, Eskişehir became the capital of the Turkish world in 2013. Although various promotional works and documentaries about Eskişehir have been prepared so far, Eskişehir does not ha...
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Online learning practices have gained momentum as a result of the developments in network technologies and an increase in the capacity of current technological devices that are used to deliver learning. While up-to-date studies have examined the online learning readiness of traditional higher education learners, there remains a need to examine it i...
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Kökleri antik medeniyetlere dayansa da bilimde açıklık anlayışı ve Açık Bilim hareketi, geçtiğimiz yüz yıldan başlayarak güçlenmiş ve daha da görünür olmuştur. Açık Bilim, bilimi yapay örgütlenmelerden ve tekellerden kurtarma, bilimi özgürleştirme hareketidir. Bilimin özgürleşmesi ve topluma yayılması ise insan medeniyetini yeni bir döneme taşımaya...
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Bu çalışmada ikinci üniversite kapsamında öğrenim gören yaşam boyu öğrenenlerin ikinci üniversite tercih nedenlerinin çeşitli demografik özellikler bağlamında incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, Anadolu Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Fakültesi bünyesinde sunulan ikinci üniversite imkânından faydalanan öğrenenlere ikinci üniversite tercih ne...
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the futuristic visions of PhD students at Distance Education department of Anadolu University on the use of learning analytics (LA) and mobile technologies together. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative research study, designed in the single cross-section model, aimed to reveal futuristic visions of P...
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As a phenomenon of the digital age, the digital divide has begun to show its influence more clearly in societies. Especially in these Corona Days, this division is expected to continue to increase with the proliferation of digital technologies. ODL as an open community movement in education has an invisible effect to bridge the digital divide in so...
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The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between lifelong learners' preferences for learning materials and methods according to age, gender and working status variables. Since lifelong learners' preferences for learning materials are examined according to certain variables, the relational survey model, which is used in descriptive resea...
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Ulusaşırı işbirlikleri, devletlerin dışında çok sayıda ulusal ve uluslararası aktörün aktif olarak; ortak çıkarlar, amaçlar, değerler etrafında buluşmalarına ve sinerji oluşturmalarına ortam ve olanak sunmaktadır. Bu aktörler, ulusaşırı işbirlikleri yanında hükümetler arasındaki işbirliklerine de etki etmektedir. Uzaktan eğitimin uluslararasılaşmas...
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Bilişim teknolojilerinin öğrenme amaçlı kullanılmaya başlanmasından sonra en sık kullanılan materyallerden biri videolardır. Yaygın kullanımlarına rağmen video etkileşimlerine yönelik analitik verilerinin üretilmesi ancak yıllarda ortaya çıkmaya başlamıştır. Video izleme davranışlarının sayısal verilerle kayıt altına alınması ve analiz edilmesi sür...
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Previous research has studied the various influences of different educational video types and the contributions of educational videos to learning processes. This study aims to compare the cognitive loads, satisfaction levels, engagement, and academic achievements of open and distance learners depending on long-form, single-piece educational videos...
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Algoritmalar, sanayi devriminden sonra endüstri 4.0’a geçişi sağlayan en önemli teknolojilerden biridir. Algoritmalar öğrenenlere yardımcı olabilecek yapılardır. Özellikle kitlesel öğretimin yapıldığı uzaktan eğitim sistemlerinde büyük verilerden yararlanarak öğrenenlere destek olmak için algoritmalar etkili bir şekilde kullanılabilirler. Ancak ala...
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The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between lifelong learners' preferences for learning materials and methods according to age, gender and working status variables. Since lifelong learners' preferences for learning materials are examined according to certain variables, the relational survey model, which is used in descriptive resea...
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Açık ve uzaktan öğrenme 21. yüzyıl eğitim gündemini en fazla meşgul eden alanlardan biri olarak durmaktadır. Disiplinlerarası bir bilim alanı olarak açık ve uzaktan öğrenme diğer birçok alandan farklı olarak kuramdan uygulamaya değil uygulamadan kurama doğru bir gelişim süreci sergilemiştir. 1800'lü yılların başında mektupla öğretimden 21. yüzyılın...
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The literature is considerably rich about engagement and academic achievement in the context of open and distance learning. However, there is limited research that investigates these variables with large scale participants. In this regard, the aim of this research was to investigate causal correlations between e-learning engagement time and academi...
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Bir toplumsal hareket olarak açık ve uzaktan öğrenmeye dünya genelinde ivme kazandıran çeşitli faktörler bulunmaktadır. Bunları; bilgisayar ve internet teknolojilerinin yaygınlaşması, artan yaşamboyu öğrenme ihtiyaçları, ortaya çıkan yeni meslekler ve iş kolları, alanlarda uzmanlaşma ve süreklilik ihtiyacının artması, hizmetiçi eğitim ihtiyaçlarını...
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Yükseköğretimde önceki öğrenmelerin tanınması ve transfer edilebilirlik noktalarında önemli problemler yaşanmaya devam etmektedir. Bunlar da yaşamboyu öğrenme kapsamında sürekli eğitim ve mesleki gelişimde süreklilik açısından önemli bir engel olarak durmaktadır. Avrupa düzeyinde bu problemler ile başa çıkmak amacıyla, 2018 yılında EADTU (Avrupa Ün...
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MOOClar açık ve uzaktan öğrenme alanında yoğun ilgi gören platformlar arasında yer almaktadır. Dünyanın önde gelen üniversiteleri MOOCların geliştirilmesi ve yaygınlaştırılması için önemli destekler sağlayarak herkese açık platformlar oluşturmaktadırlar. Ülkemizde de bu yönde çeşitli çabalar bulunsa da MOOCların pedagojik ve teknolojik gereksinimle...
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Alanyazında incelenen çalışmalar öğrenen özerkliğinin akademik başarıda önemli bir faktör olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Ancak çok az çalışma e-öğrenme ortamlarında öğrenenlerin zerkliklerini ve bunun akademik abaşarıyla ilişkisini incelemiştir. Bu araştırmanın amacı kendi öğrenmelerinden sorumlu olan açık ve uzaktan öğrenenlerin e-öğrenme ortamların...
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Increasing transnational cooperation in open and distance education provides opportunities for non-state actors to meet around common interests, objectives, values and create a synergy. Besides transnational cooperation, these members of global civil society also motivate intergovernmental cooperation processes. International organizations and prof...
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European universities face great challenges dealing with XXI century world changes. Deep transformations are required to the extent that a wide range of lifelong learning scenarios is progressively replacing the traditional scope of university studies, also giving access to a larger number of students all over the world in more flexible ways. There...
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Eğitim düzeylerindeki gelişimin bireysel ve toplumsal gelişime tartışmasız katkıları bulunmaktadır. Ancak literatürde eğitim düzeylerindeki değişimi büyük veri analizleriyle inceleyen yeterli çalışma bulunmamaktadır. Bu araştırmanın amacı, OECD ve Gapminder verileriyle birlikte 2 numaralı İstatistiki Bölge Birimleri Sınıflandırması’na göre 2010-201...
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Bu araştırmanın amacı, öğrencilerin Açıköğretimi tercih etme nedenlerini ve bu nedenlerin ekonomik durumlarına göre nasıl farklılaştığını belirlemektir. Rekabete dayalı küresel bilgi ekonomisinin baskın olduğu günümüzde istenen insan profili ve yetişmiş insan gücünün sahip olunması gereken beceriler ve yeterlikler kapsamlı bir değişime uğramıştır....
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This study aims to determine the opinions of academicians who teach scientific research methods courses in the field of social sciences on collecting data through online surveys, on the “voluntary basis” of academic research, and on their comparisons of voluntary participation in face-to-face and online-survey data collection methods. For this purp...
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The aim of this study is to reveal Open Education related social media usage in Turkey through social network analyses. To this end, the most widely used social media network in Turkey, Facebook, was chosen. All the pages and groups created on Facebook related to Open Education were found. A total of 207 groups and 521 pages were accessed and enter...
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