PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS: A STUDY CONDUCTED AT DISTANCE LEARNING CENTRES OF PUBLIC & PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES OF PUNJAB, INDIA.

Autor: KAUR, TEJBIR, BAJWA, RUBEENA, DHILLON, JASKARAN SINGH
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Zdroj: CLEAR International Journal of Research in Commerce & Management; Dec2015, Vol. 6 Issue 12, p48-51, 4p
Abstrakt: Virtual Classroom is a scheduled, online, teacher-led training session where teachers and learners interact together using computers linked to a network such as the Internet. This study has been focused on studying the perception of students about the effectiveness of virtual classrooms. The study analyzed the extent to which virtual classrooms are considered worthwhile by the students. Exploratory research design has been used and Braun and Clarke's (2006) inductive Thematic Analysis; Percentage analysis and factor analysis in SPSS has been applied to analyse the various responses. It have been concluded that there are five factors that shows the effectiveness of virtual classrooms. They are; Virtual classrooms as a worthwhile experience, Effect on other course members, Perception about course tutor, Perception of being part of community of learners, Virtual classroom as learner isolation. Further, suggestions regarding the improvement of the virtual classrooms have been made therewith. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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