A phenomenological study of instructors’ experiences on an open source learning management system
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2011-08-08
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Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
This paper focuses on instructors’ experiences on usage of an open-source Learning Management System (LMS), Moodle in their
courses. The study was conducted in a private university in Ankara, Turkey where the widespread use of the Moodle has only
recently started. The phenomenological design has been utilized as qualitative research method for this paper. The Participants
comprised in structures from different faculties who are new users of the Moodle. Open-ended interviews were carried out, and
the data was transcribed into codes and themes. The research findings indicate that instructors have different impressions from
the system in terms of their effort and expectation.
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