Are We There Yet? A Progress Report from Three Turkish University Pioneers in Distance Education and E-Learning

The international literature provides little in-depth analysis of distance education and e-learning activities, achievements, and challenges in Turkish higher education other than the country’s mega-university, Anadolu. This paper examines the development of, and lessons to be learned from, such und...

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Autores principales: Colin Latchem, Nurettin Simsek, Ozlem Cakir Balta, Orhan Torkul, I. Hakkı Cedimoglu, Alpaslan Altunkopru
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:57b729d9ef0c4e3098ab72d91150c0312021-12-02T19:20:49ZAre We There Yet? A Progress Report from Three Turkish University Pioneers in Distance Education and E-Learning10.19173/irrodl.v10i2.6861492-3831https://doaj.org/article/57b729d9ef0c4e3098ab72d91150c0312009-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/686https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831The international literature provides little in-depth analysis of distance education and e-learning activities, achievements, and challenges in Turkish higher education other than the country’s mega-university, Anadolu. This paper examines the development of, and lessons to be learned from, such undertakings by three pioneers, two regular state universities, Ankara University and Sakarya University, and the private, non-profit Turkish-Kazakhstan Ahmet Yesevi University. Drawing on the collective experience of the authors, the paper reaches some overall conclusions about embarking on distance education and e-learning, which may apply in other Turkish universities and similar economies.Colin LatchemNurettin SimsekOzlem Cakir BaltaOrhan TorkulI. Hakkı CedimogluAlpaslan AltunkopruAthabasca University Pressarticledistance educationonline learningTurkeySpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2009)
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online learning
Turkey
Special aspects of education
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online learning
Turkey
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Colin Latchem
Nurettin Simsek
Ozlem Cakir Balta
Orhan Torkul
I. Hakkı Cedimoglu
Alpaslan Altunkopru
Are We There Yet? A Progress Report from Three Turkish University Pioneers in Distance Education and E-Learning
description The international literature provides little in-depth analysis of distance education and e-learning activities, achievements, and challenges in Turkish higher education other than the country’s mega-university, Anadolu. This paper examines the development of, and lessons to be learned from, such undertakings by three pioneers, two regular state universities, Ankara University and Sakarya University, and the private, non-profit Turkish-Kazakhstan Ahmet Yesevi University. Drawing on the collective experience of the authors, the paper reaches some overall conclusions about embarking on distance education and e-learning, which may apply in other Turkish universities and similar economies.
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author Colin Latchem
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Alpaslan Altunkopru
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title Are We There Yet? A Progress Report from Three Turkish University Pioneers in Distance Education and E-Learning
title_short Are We There Yet? A Progress Report from Three Turkish University Pioneers in Distance Education and E-Learning
title_full Are We There Yet? A Progress Report from Three Turkish University Pioneers in Distance Education and E-Learning
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title_sort are we there yet? a progress report from three turkish university pioneers in distance education and e-learning
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