An E-Learning Model Combining Moodle Program and Social Networks to Enhance Distance Learning

Abstract

This research is aimed to develop an eLearning model combining Moodle with Facebook as a tool to enhance distance learning. The samples were purposively taken from the third year students, Faculty of Education, and consisted of 20 students from the division of Educational Technology & Innovation as the experimental group, and 105 students from the division of Early Childhood Education as the control group. The results indicated that most of the students from both groups connected to social networks more than 3 hours daily. The main purposes in connection to social networks were for music & movies and searching for information. The attitude of the students of both groups towards social networks was at a high level. The top score was technology help speed things up. Concerning students’ satisfaction with social networks, overall the experimental group showed a high level of satisfaction whereas the control group only a moderate level with a significant difference (p<0.05). Their top satisfaction levels were for sending messages to learners. The experimental group mostly expressed opinions that Moodle was a well-designed learning management system with the course contents presented orderly, while Facebook was easier to access, simpler to use and more sociable to share ideas which could enhance distance learning.

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Chusak Narkprasit, Sorin M. Popovici

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Chusak Narkprasit, Sorin M. Popovici (2018). An E-Learning Model Combining Moodle Program and Social Networks to Enhance Distance Learning. International Journal of the Computer, the Internet and Management, 26(2), 25-30. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-600146