Evaluation of Distant Education Programs with Regards to Various Shareholder Opinions

Autor/inn/en	Tonbuloglu, Betül; Gürol, Aysun
Titel	Evaluation of Distant Education Programs with Regards to Various Shareholder Opinions
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 7 (2016) 28, S.9-22 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Program Evaluation; Distance Education; Stakeholders; Opinions; Educational Quality; Computer Mediated Communication; Synchronous Communication; Online Courses; Phenomenology; Qualitative Research; College Students; Integrated Learning Systems; Semi Structured Interviews; Observation; Content Analysis; Course Content; Instructional Materials; Learning Processes; Technology Uses in Education; Evaluation Methods; Program Improvement; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehrmeinung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Computerkonferenz; Online course; Online-Kurs; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Qualitative Forschung; Collegestudent; Beobachtung; Inhaltsanalyse; Kursprogramm; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Learning process; Lernprozess; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Türkei
Abstract	The strong demand and rapid increase in the number of programs concerning distant education programs has put the quality problem of distant education services into the agenda. It is crucial to determine the strengths and weaknesses of distant education programs, the problems encountered by these programs and making the required improvements. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of the education given in distant education and of the assessment-evaluation approaches based on the opinions of various shareholders in the field of distant education and observation of synchronous courses. The phenomenological design was used in this qualitative study. The criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used in determining the universities whose distant education system would be examined. The study sample consisted of 5 universities, among universities with at least 3 years distant education experience, which offered at least one of the associate degree, bachelor's degree or master's degree programs online and which had various learning management systems. With this respect, coordinators who work in the distant education systems of these universities, instructors who gave distant education lectures in these universities and a service provider who offered a learning management system to one of these universities (a total of 11 people) were included in the study. The snowball sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used in determining the participants. The data were collected through semi-structures interviews and observations and evaluated through the "content analysis" technique. It has been stated that distant education programs should be arranged according to especially the course content, teaching materials, learning-teaching process, the support provided, technology that is being used and evaluation-assessment methods; and the weaknesses of the components were detected with regards to the unique features of distant education. The importance of evaluating distant education programs regularly and carrying out necessary improvements based on evaluation results was also put forward. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01