The Motivation for Video Viewing in Blended Learning (original) (raw)

An adult working student does not always have the opportunity to study in the way that is typical or natural for him/her. Some of the common reasons for that include the different work and life situations of adult students, which may make it impossible for them to participate in face-to-face teaching. This is often caused by the provider of education not being able to offer different alternatives to traditional teaching methods. Studying can be supported, for example, by diversifying teaching with the help of an educational technology such as web videos. Use of videos does not provide exactly the same possibilities as face-to-face teaching does. On the other hand, neither can face-to-face teaching offer all the potential that videos can. On deciding about the way to study and methods to use, the student often is forced to make compromises regarding time use and individual learning style. This study deals with the Master in Mathematical Information Technology studies, which are direc...