OPTIMIZING ONLINE LEARNING CONTENT: PERSPECTIVES OF UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

Online Tutorials are an important learning process for Universitas Postgraduate students including Master of Basic Education because they contribute as much as 60% to the final grade of the course. Online tutorials are conducted over the Internet (online) and must be followed by students. However, based on preliminary studies, the intensity of UT Master of Basic Education students in accessing the material is very low because they consider the contribution to the tutorial value to be small. This research was conducted using the survey research method, which is a research approach that uses questionnaires and interview instruments, to collect data from respondents. Based on the results of the study shows that: 1) the majority of students open online tutorials on Saturdays and Sundays. As for the time of opening online tutorials, the majority are in the evening. Each time you open an online tutorial, students spend about 60 – 120 minutes. Students at the beginning of opening tutorials usually open attendance first, then essential materials, and then various enrichments, discussions, and assignments; 2) students consider introductions and closings, essential and enrichment materials, and greeting videos to be important and very important parts of online tutorials, although many students also consider closing less important; 3) students who rarely or never access essential materials and enrichment materials are reasonable because essential materials are the same as subject matter books or modules and the same materials can be searched on the internet, and enrichment can also be searched on the internet; 4) students are of the view that they prefer essential material to be presented in the form of PPT and/or video. As for the form of enrichment, students also think that they prefer the form of PPT and/or video; 5) The form of discussion that students like the most is one issue that all students comment on; 6) The form of assignment that students like the most and are considered the best is the problem with an open answer; 4) the majority of students think that webinar tutorials (synchronous tutorials) are very important and important; 7) The majority of students think it is more comfortable if webinar tutorials are held on weekends and in the morning' 8) The majority of students think that the form of webinar tutorials should be in the form of delivering material by tutors and discussing problems or problems