Investigating the Use of YouTube as a Self-Directed Learning Platform

• Main Authors: Lee, Chei Sian, Osop, Hamzah, Kelni, Gani, Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: YouTube; Online learning; Self-Directed Learning
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80346; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40495
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Web 2.0 technologies have paved the way for self-directed online learning. YouTube, in particular, is a viable Web 2.0 platform that can be used to disseminate educational content and in the process empower users to take charge of their own learning. Through the lens of self-directed learning theory...