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2021 » Papers » Volume 3 » The Role of MOOCs in Social Responsibility Learning and Projects 1. THE ROLE OF MOOCS IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LEARNING AND PROJECTS Authors: Sakalli Mukaddes, Bicen Huseyin, Altinay Fahriye, ALTINAY Zehra, dagli gokmen, Soykurt Mutlu, Oznacar Behcet, Cerkez Yagmur Volume 3 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-21-199 | Pages: 444-448 | Download PDF | Abstract
During the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic which has transformed the way we used to live, learning has been reshaped through MOOCs which aim to offer interactive online courses that vary in anything and length seem to revolutionize the education system all over the globe. Therefore, universities are developing new online platforms to go beyond their academic responsibilities with MOOCs to promote understanding of how universities could better fulfil the societal expectations of the people who want to learn anything in their own pace and interest. This new type of education allows people free access and unrestricted participation to any course of their choice. The main aim of this research paper is to investigate the impact of MOOCs on societal inclusion and offer practical suggestions to include high-quality MOOCs on societal learning. 70 research participants responded the questions in the workshop. These questions are related to the analysis of online learning environments and the awareness on social responsibility of research participants. After getting seminar about societal values and projects, research participants reflected their ideas and experiences in MOOCs, online learning and social responsibility learning. In this respect, they pointed out how they enhance their learning and societal values to the societal practices. Research relies on qualitative research design. In addition to this, as the results of the study were gathered from the workshop in societal research and development of the center, this research study become road map for the future direction of higher education in the digitalization and social responsibility role. | Keywords
learning, MOOCs, project, social responsibility |
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