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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53555#.VMiL1CzQrzE Author(s)     Erdal Ayan Affiliation(s) Hitit University, Corum, Turkey . ABSTRACT Moodle is one of the mostly used open source learning management systems. It may create an encouraging, informative and always renewable language education environment. It is both motivating and autonomy building in particularly English language courses. In this paper, focus of the research is to survey on Moodle’s position to motivate and create autonomous e-learning in English language courses. Distinctive features of this study were that language learners who were participants of the study did not experience English preparatory class at university level and never used a particular learning management system (LMS) to learn English before. They had weekly four hours of English language classes in each term for four years of their bachelor educa...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52656#.VKCoVcCAM4 Author(s)     Paola Magnano 1* , Giuseppe Santisi 2 , Tiziana Ramaci 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy . 2 Department of Science of Education, University of Catania, Catania, Italy . ABSTRACT Motivation to teach is a complex construct; often it is not observed directly but rather inferred from the teachers’ behavioural indexes, such as verbalisations, task choices and goal-directed activities. It is related to what energises, directs and sustains teachers’ behaviour as they move toward accomplishing their goals of student achievement. Meta...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52656#.VJzT-cCAM4 Author(s)     Paola Magnano 1* , Giuseppe Santisi 2 , Tiziana Ramaci 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy . 2 Department of Science of Education, University of Catania, Catania, Italy . ABSTRACT Motivation to teach is a complex construct; often it is not observed directly but rather inferred from the teachers’ behavioural indexes, such as verbalisations, task choices and goal-directed activities. It is related to what energises, directs and sustains teachers’ behaviour as they move toward accomplishing their goals of student achievement. Meta...