This study assessed the awareness and utilization of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and educational video series as continuous learning tools among medical faculty members. A questionnaire was distributed to 108 faculty members at a medical college in India. The results showed that while computer and internet literacy was high, awareness of MOOCs and educational videos was low, with only 18.5% aware of MOOCs and 25% aware of video series. However, of those aware, most had utilized these resources. The study concluded that promoting awareness of free online learning tools through workshops could increase their use for faculty self-directed learning.
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak has changed
the conventional learning system to an online learning system. Online
learning system is an alternative that can solve this problem with the
principles of human-machine friendship learning (HMFL). This research was
conducted to obtain an overview of the implementation of human-machine
Friendship learning at IKIP PGRI Pontianak, Indonesia. Lecturers and
students become research subjects, especially those in the History Education
Study Program of the IKIP PGRI Pontianak. The research employed a
qualitative approach with the type of phenomenological research. Data
collection in this research was carried out by survey, interview and
documentation. The results showed: (1) Implementation of HMFL of History
Education Study Program of FIPPS IKIP PGRI Pontianak as a solution for
implementing learning; (2) Effectiveness of Human-Machine Friendship
Learning which is carried out in an effort to break the chain of the spread of
COVID-19 using the application as a whole, students are satisfied with
flexible learning; (3) The challenges of implementing HMFL include the
weak supervision and control of students, the problem of weak internet
signals, especially in rural areas, and the relatively high cost of internet
quota.
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The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak has changed
the conventional learning system to an online learning system. Online
learning system is an alternative that can solve this problem with the
principles of human-machine friendship learning (HMFL). This research was
conducted to obtain an overview of the implementation of human-machine
Friendship learning at IKIP PGRI Pontianak, Indonesia. Lecturers and
students become research subjects, especially those in the History Education
Study Program of the IKIP PGRI Pontianak. The research employed a
qualitative approach with the type of phenomenological research. Data
collection in this research was carried out by survey, interview and
documentation. The results showed: (1) Implementation of HMFL of History
Education Study Program of FIPPS IKIP PGRI Pontianak as a solution for
implementing learning; (2) Effectiveness of Human-Machine Friendship
Learning which is carried out in an effort to break the chain of the spread of
COVID-19 using the application as a whole, students are satisfied with
flexible learning; (3) The challenges of implementing HMFL include the
weak supervision and control of students, the problem of weak internet
signals, especially in rural areas, and the relatively high cost of internet
quota.
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Progressive Learning through Digital Transformation Reshaping Learning Facilityijtsrd
Education is the method of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge and development of the abilities of the mind. Education implies to discipline and development by means of study and learning. One of the foremost crucial benefits of education is that it improves personal lives and helps the society to run smoothly. Education should undergo a thorough digital transformation to be able to meet the wants of the young generation and digitalized future.With the advent in technology and with the perpetual increase in the strength of the students and the number of departments in the educational institutions, it is laborious to exchange the study materials between the students and the faculties. The main objective of the E Learning is to help the students get over the traditional methods of learning and make them accustomed to the internet .But the question remains how far the students and the faculties were able to adopt them self to the sudden shift and cope up with the changes .This paper tries to provide an insight on the condition of the students what was their expectation and perception. This research paper helps both the students and the teachers to know impact of digital transformation and the quality of facility learning for growth to survival. Dr. Veena Santhosh Rai | Spoorthi K P "Progressive Learning through Digital Transformation - Reshaping Learning Facility" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38103.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/other/38103/progressive-learning-through-digital-transformation--reshaping-learning-facility/dr-veena-santhosh-rai
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who are at remote locations from the central teaching site.
E-learning technologies can efficiently answer to quickening
global competition, surge the quality of learning experiences,
eliminate situational barriers, and be more cost-effective.[2,3]
Other alternative terms include online learning, computer-
assisted instruction, and Internet-based learning.[4,5]
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is one of the very
important tool for self-directed learning. MOOCs are a rela-
tively new phenomenon blooming the adult learning. MOOCs
are built on the characteristics of massiveness, openness, and
connectivity philosophy. It is a self-organizing complex system
and one that implies a system is willing to transform every
time with new information.[6]
MOOCs are playing the role of
continuous education and ongoing professional development,
helping to fulfill personal intellectual curiosity or increase the
workplace skills of postgraduates.[7]
The large-scale nature
of MOOCs push the envelope of using discussion forums,
e-mails, and social networking tools as means for communi-
cating differently and innovatively.[8]
The platform provided by
MOOCs can facilitate the medical faculties to keep learning,
which help in improving their knowledge and skills. The litera-
ture regarding faculty development by promotion of e-learning
through MOOC as evidence of scholarly pursuit is very scarce
to our knowledge; however, as noted earlier, e-learning requires
faculty competencies that go beyond traditional instructional
activities. Furthermore, by its nature, e-learning offers learners
and instructors the possibility of widespread use, access, and
sharing unmatched by other types of instruction.
So, this study was designed to find out the awareness and
use of very important tools for online self-directed learning
MOOCs and video series by the medical faculties act as con-
tinuous learning tool.
Materials and Methods
It was a questionnaire-based cross sectional-study. The
questionnaire was prepared and validated by experts. After
that, a pilot study was conducted by random distribution of the
questionnaire form to 10 randomly selected participants. The
questions were modified based on the responses and feed-
back from the participants. Thus, a predesigned, pretested
questionnaire was prepared. Human Research Ethics Com-
mittee permission was taken before starting the study.
The data were collected from the GMERS Medical College,
Valsad, Gujarat, India. A total number of 130 faculties and res-
idents was selected randomly and invited to participate in the
study. They were informed about the nature of study. After
taking the informed written consent, the participants were
enrolled in the study. Then, their knowledge was assessed
quantitatively and qualitatively by using predesigned ques-
tionnaire. The questionnaire was divided in four parts. One
part contained five questions about demographic information
of the participants. Second part contained six questions
about use of computer, other information technologies, tool,
and Internet. Third part was about use of online messaging,
discussion, and other tools. Then, the last part contained
eight questions about the awareness and utilization of free
online courses and/or offline video series. The participants
were given 20 min to fill up the forms. The filled up forms
were collected, and data were analyzed by using Microsoft
Excel.
Result
A total of 130 faculty members were invited to participate
in study. Among them, 108 faculty members submitted the
complete questionnaire. The age of participants varied from
25 to 55 years of age. Nearly 94% (101) of participants fell in
between 26 and 40 years of age, with the most common age
group as 31–35 years of age [i.e., 37% (40)]. Gender-wise
distribution shows that, of 108 participants, 74 (68.52%) were
male and 34 (31.48%) were female subjects.
Use of Technology
Question of duration of use of computer shows varied
answer of 3 years to 16 years. However, most common answer
was 10 years, and 38 (35%) participants were using since
10 years. Approximately, 80% (86) participants were using
computer system few times a week to daily. About 85.18%
(92) participants were using Internet daily to several times
a week. Hours per week use of Internet varied among the
participants from 0.5 to 36 h. Most of the participants [i.e.,
49.07% (53)] were using Internet 1–5 h per week.
Use of Online Messaging/Discussion Tool
About 63.89% participants were using online messaging
and discussion tools such as email, google and yahoo groups,
blogging, forums, and others. About 53.7% (58) participants
were using it few times a week to daily. Of 108, nearly 83%
(90) participants were routinely (i.e., several times a weeks to
daily) using messaging or chatting tools such as email, text
message, WhatsApp, or others.
Use of MOOC and Offline Video Series
Only 20 (18.52%) faculties of 108 were aware of the
availability of online free courses and websites such as edX,
coursera, MIT Open Course Ware, and others. Of them,
14 reported having enrolled in the courses at least once
[Figure 1]. However, data about completion of the course
were not inquired. Of 108 faculties, 25 were aware of availa-
bility of offline video series. Of that, 22 reported using videos
from youtube, Kaplan video series, Dr. Ghanashyam Vaidya
and Dr. Najeeb’s video lectures, and others [Figure 2].
The comparison of the Internet usage pattern per week
and awareness and utilization of MOOC found that, most of
the faculties [i.e., 61 (56.5%)] were using Internet less than or
equal to 5 h per week. However, the awareness and utilization
of MOOC was high in participants using Internet more than
5 h [Table 1].
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practitioners who teach. Increased demand for online learning
options coupled with fast evolution of technology and peda-
gogy necessitates an equal growth in the quality and quantity
of online facilitation training for faculty to ensure effective
online educational experiences.[10]
For that, educators must
be friendly and aware of this emerging e-learning system.
Computer literacy was very good with all faculties in pres-
ent studies and very well literate with use of computer system.
They were using computer system since last 3 years to 16
years. Faculty members in study done by Parameshwar and
Patil[11]
were using Internet since last 2 years or more.
However, in this study, duration of Internet use was not
enquired, but, by this data, it can be stated that they must
be using computers since more than 2 years. Routine use
of Internet shows that nearly half of the participants were
using Internet 1–5 h a week, which is quite similar to the study
by Parameshwar and Patil. Study done by Siamian et al.[12]
shows Internet use by faculties are very near, with 60.2%
faculties using Internet <2 h per day. Most of the participants
were accessing Internet at home and not at work. In contrast,
a study by Siamian et al. shows that most of the faculties were
accessing Internet at work. It was found that there was no wi-fi
Internet facility in the hospital and college building. This might
be the reason for less utilization Internet and, so, the online
learning tools. However, similar finding with more Internet
access at home by faculties (87%) was seen in other study
done by Bediang et al.[13]
Most of the participants were
using Internet mostly for social networking sites. However,
64% participants in this study were using online messaging
and discussion tools such as email, groups, forums, and blog-
ging, which is mostly for educational purpose; this is slightly
more than the study by Parameshwar and Patil,[11]
in which
58% of participants were using Internet for educational purpose.
The most important aspect of this study was to check the
awareness and utilization of MOOC and video series availa-
ble online and offline. It provides free access to the courses
that allowed students to obtain a level of education. This has
changed the face of education. Many reputed universities are
making their distance learning courses on MOOC bases and
now including MOOC in their routine curriculum. They are
also providing these MOOCs free of cost through various
portals such as coursera, edX, Udacity, and many more.
Table 1: Comparison between use of internet per week and MOOC/offline videos by medical
faculties
Internet use (h/week) Total faculties MOOC Offline video series
Aware Utilize Aware Utilize
≤2 31 0 0 5 4
3–5 30 4 3 6 5
6–10 24 7 5 5 5
11–15 13 6 4 6 5
>15 10 3 2 3 3
Total 108 20 14 25 22
Figure 1: Awareness and utilization of online free courses (MOOC).
Figure 2: Awareness and utilization of offline video series.
Discussion
Existing and emerging e-learning technologies are having
intense, immediate, and disruptive transformations on educa-
tion systems;[9]
nowhere is the impact felt more than on the
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But, the finding of this study shows that awareness of these
courses among the faculties is very scarce, with only 18.52%
(20 of 108) aware.
Moreover, study by Radford et al.[14]
shows that only 24%
of health staff of their organization heard about or aware
of MOOCs, which is quite similar to this study. However,
14 (70%) faculties among aware in this study had enrolled
once or more for these courses. This shows that low aware-
ness of open online courses among the faculties is the main
issue. Moreover, if they become aware, they enroll for it and
can utilize it for their self-development. Similarly, use of
online and offline videos are also quite good among them if
they know it.
Strength
Faculty development should be an integral part of medical
education. However, it is a very much neglected part, and this
study will provide a platform to do further study on that way.
Limitations
Intervention such as demonstration of the websites, which
provide free online courses, could not be done owing to time
constrain.
Conclusion
Use of internet and online discussion tool for educational
purpose is very good among the faculty members. The study
shows that the awareness of online learning tools such as
MOOCs and educational video series are very scarce among
faculty members. However, once they become aware, they
tend to make use of these resources for self-directed learning.
So, it is important to spread awareness about this free online
learning tool such as MOOC and educational video series,
and, for that, workshops or seminars should be organized by
medical institutions.
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