Academician Views on the Use of MS Teams in Distance Education: A Case Study

Distance education, which is one of the basic parts of our lives with technological developments, has been an interesting subject in the field of educational technologies since the first days it started to make a name for itself. In addition to being independent from place and time, the availability of simultaneous and different time options has made distance education more attractive, especially in higher education. Learning management systems are needed in order for distance education to continue effectively and to increase the quality and permanence of learning materials. In this study, the opinions of the instructors regarding the learning management systems, which are frequently used in distance education in higher education, were taken. Nine academicians participated in the study, in which case study was preferred as one of the qualitative study methods. The study data were collected through face-to-face interviews with the participants and the semi-structured interview form used in these interviews. By applying content analysis to the obtained data, the answers were grouped; themes and sub-themes were obtained. When the study findings were examined, it was seen that the answers given by the participants were grouped under three themes. These themes were named as “problems”, “benefits and advantages” and “expectations and solutions” regarding the learning management system.