The Impact of Online Learning Context in Fostering Open Leadership Skills

The methods of learning have changed rapidly. For online learning process, collaboration, active participation and technology acceptance are crucial. Active learning plays a great role that learners become leader of their learning process and knowledge construction process.This study focused on the impact of online learning context in fostering open leadership skills. In this study, semi-structured interviews and discussion via internet is used as qualitative research technique. The participants of the research study included twenty students which aimed to examine leadership skills development of learners within practical training course context. It is emerged that students have experienced how to be a leader during online learning process and they developed skills of problem solving, awareness, research and negotiation.

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