Açık ve Uzaktan Öğrenmede Metaverse: Bir SWOT Analizi

Metaverse is an interactive ecosystem that makes it possible to build infrastructures that connect 3D virtual worlds to the real world. With these features, it is important to determine the true potentials that Metaverse has over learning-teaching processes. For this purpose, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of Metaverse, which can be used in the learning-teaching processes of Metaverse, were examined by qualitative document analysis method. In the research, Web of Science and Scopus as primary sources, Google Scholar as secondary sources, and textual sources on technology websites as tertiary sources were used. According to the research findings, the strengths of the Metaverse were discovered as; time and space flexibility, accessibility, self-directed learning, collaborative learning, reallife experience, increased motivation, physical presence, satisfaction, teamwork, independent work, authentic communication, anti vurgulanmaktadiscrimination, equality, and independence of space. Weaknesses of Metaverse platforms were shown as; limited transition between different virtual worlds or universes, concerns about sustainability, lack of qualified manpower, limited budgets, LMS integration, high cost, limited content development, insufficient research, real-life application, identity problems, lack of TPACK development, platform uncertainty. Opportunities offered by Metaverse were listed as; ar, vr, xr, blockchain technologies, employment, cooperative learning, student participation, sense of belonging, real-life applications, safe practice areas, and providing culture transfer. The threats that Metaverse has were stated as; security, identity problems, cyberbullying, digital violence, polarization, intellectual property, online addiction, lack of in-service training, harassment, cheating, fraud, lack of trust in service providers, loss of real-virtual boundaries, concerns about technology acceptance, technological anxiety, and the compatibility problems in teaching methods. The findings of the study were discussed together with the theories, practices and approaches in the open and distance learning field.