Determining Expert Opinions of the Faculty of Education on the Development of Distance Learning Course

Sezer Kanbul,Olga A Kalugina,Natalia A Zaitseva,Tatyana N Savina,Aleksandr I Ikonnikov,Olga G Evgrafova

doi:10.3991/ijet.v15i23.18783

Abstract

A modern education system where students and faculty members are not obliged to come to the campus, where live, video, audio and interactive courses are taught in a fully virtual environment with face-to-face university education is called distance education. Based on the technological developments, the importance of distance education has also been revealed. The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of experts on the development of the ‘distance education’ course brought to the teacher training programmes. The participants of the study were selected from the purposeful sampling types with maximum diversity, criteria and easily accessible sampling methods. The data obtained as a result of interviews with experts from Northern Cyprus and Russian Universities were subjected to content analysis with a qualitative approach. In this study, which was designed as a case study, 20 academicians from 3 different departments working in the education faculty were included. In the study, a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers was used as the data collection tool. Interviews were recorded with their consent. The data obtained as a result of interviews with experts were subjected to content analysis with a qualitative approach. As a result of the research, the experts reported teacher competencies, course application and system-oriented views for the development of the distance learning course.

Highlights

Education is a phenomenon that is on the agenda of all ages and occupational groups
When the teacher candidates working at the university were asked whether or not they received an education related to distance education, it was found that 5 lecturers received training and 15 lecturers did not
When the teacher candidates working at the university were asked whether or not they received an education related to distance education, it was revealed that 5 lecturers received training and 15 lecturers did not

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Education is a phenomenon that is on the agenda of all ages and occupational groups. This important issue has been developed with various methods and techniques until today. The use of computers and mobile devices has increased rapidly with the developing and advancing technology [2,29]. This increase in the use of technology has become indispensable for the use of technology in education. It is necessary to evaluate the distance education studies carried out using tools such as letters, television, radio and web-based distance education studies separately. Web-based distance education provides an opportunity for interaction that other types of distance education do not[30]

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