Learners’ Attitudes and Perceptions of Blended MEd Programme Towards OER-Based Self-Learning Materials
Abstract
School of Education (SoE) of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) runs a Master of Education (MEd) programme for professional development of teachers of schools and colleges under blended mode leveraging open educational resources (OER). The Programme uses OER-based self-learning materials (SLMs) and video lectures, and contacts (face-to-face tutorials) at the learners’ surroundings. The objective of this study was to explore the learners' perception about content, need and use of basic SLMs of their MEd programme to create learning experiences for learners. A total of 290 questionnaires were distributed among students randomly after taking their consent for participation in the study. About 184 completely filled questionnaires were received back and the response was analysed. A 5-point Likert-scale structured questionnaire was used to acquire the learners’ views, attitudes and perceptions on the MEd SLMs. Students identified SLM available at the OER repository for all subjects were highly beneficial for their studies. Students were satisfied with the integration of video lectures to impart on their studies, but SLM were considered as self-sufficient for exam preparation. Overall, the attitudes of students toward SLMs were positive. The learning experience for them can be improved significantly by better video integration along with face-to-face (F2F) contacts.
DOI
10.12783/dtssehs/ICEdDE2019/33697
10.12783/dtssehs/ICEdDE2019/33697