Social Networking Sites as Communication, Interaction, and Learning Environments: Perceptions and Preferences of Distance Education Students

Autor/inn/en	Bozkurt, Aras; Karadeniz, Abdulkadir; Kocdar, Serpil
Titel	Social Networking Sites as Communication, Interaction, and Learning Environments: Perceptions and Preferences of Distance Education Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Learning for Development, 4 (2017) 3, S.348-365 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2311-1550
Schlagwörter	Web 2.0 Technologies; Distance Education; Student Attitudes; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Online Surveys; Student Surveys; Questionnaires; Social Media; Teaching Methods; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; College Students; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Schülerbefragung; Fragebogen; Soziale Medien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Collegestudent; Türkei
Abstract	The advent of Web 2.0 technologies transformed online networks into interactive spaces in which user-generated content has become the core material. With the possibilities that emerged from Web 2.0, social networking sites became very popular. The capability of social networking sites promises opportunities for communication and interaction, especially for distance education students who are separated from their teachers, learning resources and other students in terms of time and/or space. Within this perspective, the aim of the study is to investigate distance education students' perceptions and preferences regarding use of social networking sites for communication and interaction purposes. In this context, the study employed a quantitative cross-sectional methodology. Research findings were derived from a sample of 2065 distance education students and the data were gathered through an online questionnaire. The research findings indicate that social networking sites (SNSs) can be used to support social learning processes. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01