CREATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STUDY AREAS IN ONLINE PLATFORMS - ELEARNING: UCINET PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Abstract

Elearning platforms are the bridge between the teacher (information bidder) and the user (information seeker) who have different time and space dimensions. eLearning platforms began to be increasingly widely used both in academia for transmitting information without the need for the physical presence of the student in the classroom and outside the educational environment; some are independent sources of information. In recent years, more and more users understand the role and effectiveness of eLearning platforms by visiting them increasingly more looking for informing the various areas of interest, both for professional (specialized training in the workplace), as and for personal purposes (satisfaction of hobbies, personal development). In this article, we conducted a study through the UciNet program. UciNet is a social network analysis program that, based on the analysis made by entering binary data, generates the chart of existing social networks in a particular group (social group). However, from the same system, we have tried to identify the links that can be created between the different fields of study accessed by an individual in the eLearning platforms, and how the information sought for professional purposes is used for personal purposes and vice versa. Practically, we have identified the connections that exist at the informational level of the specialized studies, regardless of their specialized field.