A phenomenological study of instructors' experiences on an open source learning management system
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2011
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Çiğdemoğlu, Ceyhan
Akay, Hasan Umur
Akay, Hasan
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Elsevier Science Bv
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This paper focuses on instructors' experiences on usage of an open-source Learning Management System (LMS), Moodle in their courses. The study was conducted in a private university in Ankara, Turkey where the widespread use of the Moodle has only recently started. The phenomenological design has been utilized as qualitative research method for this paper. The Participants comprised in structures from different faculties who are new users of the Moodle. Open-ended interviews were carried out, and the data was transcribed into codes and themes. The research findings indicate that instructors have different impressions from the system in terms of their effort and expectation. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Akay, Hasan U/0000-0003-2574-9942
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Learning Management Systems (LMS), Phenomenological Study, Instructors' Experiences, Moodle
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World Conference on Educational Technology Researches (WCETR) -- JUL 05-09, 2011 -- East Univ, Nicosia, CYPRUS
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28