At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand basic concepts related to distance education, 2) Relate known learning theories and instructional methods with distance education, 3) Gain knowledge about the history of distance education in Turkey and in the world, together with some specific projects of several countries, 4) Learn the techniques and methods to deliver a course via distance education technologies, 5) Learn organizational and classroom management issues in open and distance education applications, 6) Gain knowledge about the features of learning and content management systems used for delivering content through internet-based technologies, 7) Use related software/systems to prepare interactive content for e-delivery, 8) Create course materials by using distance education software, 9) Gain knowledge on main theory behind MOOCs-Massive Online Open Courses and their applications throughout the world.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No
COURSE DEFINITION
Basic concepts and philosophy of open and distance learning; development of distance learning in the world; development of distance learning in Turkey; roles of learners and facilitators in distance learning; technologies used in distance learning, management of open and distance learning; class management and its? elements in distance learning, sources of open education and trends in the world; massive open online courses MOOCs; individualized learning environments; problems and solutions of open and distance education; teacher training practices with open and distance education; development of instructional material through open and distance learning and support services for students; determination of instructional strategies for different learning cases; research and evaluation in distance learning.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to Open and Distance Education
2nd Week
Context of open Distance Education
3rd Week
History and Theories of DE
4th Week
Research on Open and DE
5th Week
Open and Distance Education Technologies (Software, Systems and Tools)
6th Week
Open And Distance Education Applications Today-and Copyright Issues
7th Week
Instructional Design for Open and DE.
8th Week
Mid-term exam
9th Week
Learnera and ınstructors/Guidance in Open and DE
10th Week
Management of Organizations and classroom in Open and and DE
11th Week
Development of Open And Distance Education Materials
12th Week
Web and Internetsystems in Open and DE
13th Week
Open and DE Applications such as MOOCs-Massive Open online Courses and theories behind
14th Week
Evaluation of Open and DE
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Gülbahar, Y. (2017). e-öğrenme. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık. Moore, M. G. (2013). Handbook of Distance Education (3rd ed.). USA: Lawrence Erlbaum. Garrison, D. R. & Anderson, T. (2003). E-Learning in the 21st Century. USA: Routledge. Simonson M. R., Smaldino, S. E. & Zvacek, S. (2002). Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (2nd Edition). Prentice Hall, USA. Kalelioğlu, F., Cabı E., Yalçınalp S., Ersoy H., Avcı Ü. ve Ergün E. (2015). Öğretim Teknolojileri ve Materyal Tasarımı. Ankara: Pegem.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Project,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
25
Assignment
1
25
Project
1
25
Total(%)
75
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
75
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
25
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
1
30
30
Course hours
14
2
28
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
20
20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
1
20
20
Project
1
20
20
Total Workload
122
Total Workload / 30
4,06
ECTS Credits of the Course
4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
