(2417) THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN MODERN EDUCATION

摘要

Rapid development in the field of social media has made education easier, interesting and practical. Apart from entertainment and information social media sites are providing education to their users. Online technical and professional courses are being offered and taught on various social media sites. Active students and professionals of these study programs are the signs of social media power in the area of education. This study will investigate the power of social media to educate modern world. Quantitative research method is applied in the study. Section one will be comprised of introduction of the educational organizations, institutions and their social media accounts including Facebook and YouTube, particularly their method of educating the masses across the globe. Research objectives will be defined. 2 nd Section will reveal research methodology such as quantitative method, content analysis of the Facebook official pages and YouTube official channels of IELTS and TOEFL. 3 rd Section will designate the results and findings of the study, resulting from content analysis of Facebook posts and YouTube videos of educational institutions andorganizations, of all selected social sites. The fourth section will include conclusion, discussion and suggestions and limitations of the study of the empirical research study will be presented.