ATTITUDES TOWARD ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS IN OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING

ERDEM AYDIN İ.

TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, vol.13, no.4, pp.333-346, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.333-346
  • Keywords: Online communication, attitudes, open and distance learning, gender differences, computer experience, the Internet experience, COMPUTER ANXIETY, STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS, COLLEGE-STUDENTS, SELF-EFFICACY, EXPERIENCE
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This article intended to reveal the results of a survey study in which the students' attitudes toward online communication in open and distance learning were investigated. In the study, affects of the students' gender and computer experience on their attitudes were also examined.