Opinions of University Students about Online Courses and Their Use in Education

The paper presents the results of a preliminary survey in the framework of an upcoming experimental research study focused on the implementation of online educational courses as part of university education. The purpose of online courses is to develop students' thinking in the area of computer science and they are designed for future teachers of computer science. For the purposes of designing the concept of the courses, a preliminary study was conducted by means of a questionnaire survey. The survey focused on students' opinions and experiences in the area of online courses and their implementation in the teaching process. From the conducted analysis of the data we detected that students can be divided into two groups that differs in their opinions according to their previous experience (attitude) to the online courses. Previous direct experience with the electronical form of education leads to more positive attitude to this type of education.