Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
AAOU 36. Annual Conference, İstanbul, Türkiye, 28 - 30 Eylül 2023, ss.706-716
MOOCs are courses offered virtually, largely by universities, where volunteer individuals can register and follow the content via the internet. It has taken learning out of the classroom environment and turned it into an environment that is independent of time and space, learner-centered and provides flexible learning opportunities to the learner. In these learning environments with a large number of participants, it is very important to produce quality content by taking into account the needs of learners. In this context, designing engaging lessons that meet the needs of learners, increase their motivation, and increase their interest can be effective in providing quality MOOCs. The design of MOOCs, which serve a wide and diverse audience, requires attention to detail and long hours of preparation. On the other hand, it is very difficult to prepare a shorter, more vivid and easy-to-understand lecture on a computer screen. In this case, course design templates provided to instructors make an important contribution. The aim of this study is to evaluate the course design templates from the perspective of lecturers and experts who offer courses on the AKADEMA platform. As a phenomenological study, the study attempts to evaluate the perspectives of lecturers and experts who use the templates provided to them to offer courses on the AKADEMA platform. An online questionnaire was prepared to collect the data and 12 experts were asked to provide their opinions and suggestions about the AKADEMA course design templates. Afterwards, online interviews were conducted with three participants to obtain more detailed information. In the content analysis study, the strongest aspects of the course design templates were focused on the theme of facilitation and clarity. On the other hand, the instructors' suggestions for improving the templates were that the templates should offer flexibility in making original designs, structuring an interactive design and providing effective feedback to the learners.