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Factors Effecting E-Learning Preference: An Analysis On Turkish University Students From Government and Private Institutions

Emerging Markets Journal

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Title Factors Effecting E-Learning Preference: An Analysis On Turkish University Students From Government and Private Institutions
 
Creator Çağlar, Emine Sevinç
Turgut, Tülay
 
Subject e-learning, university students, cost reduction in training, gaining time in education
 
Description Informationand communications technology has become an important tool in education. The use of online e-learning by members of educational communities isincreasing, and this seems to bean accelerating tendency that will go on for the coming years. So it isimportant to identify and address students’ preferences or their anxieties ine-learning, to offer beneficial programs. Although Turkish educational system,especially in universities, is also taking action parallel to this globaltrend, there is only limited research on the subject. Present study aims tofill this gap, andto identify effective factors while highlighting theircontributions on e-learning preferences of university students. The sample ofthe study consist 606 university students from both government and privateinstitutions which enables group comparisons. Results indicate ‘reduction intraining costs’ and ‘time flexibility of the programs’ are the most valuedfactors to prefer e-learning. On the other hand,having courses and the exams on the internet was not found to be muchfavorable. With respect to demographic variables such as age, gender,private/government university, department, and grade (the year at theuniversity) group differences were identified. Based on the findings,suggestions were presented.
 
Publisher University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
 
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Date 2014-08-06
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://emaj.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/emaj/article/view/59
10.5195/emaj.2014.59
 
Source EMAJ: Emerging Markets Journal; Vol 4, No 1 (2014); 43-48
2158-8708
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://emaj.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/emaj/article/view/59/223