Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to examine and assess distance education, purpose and requirements of distance education, basic principles in the effective use of distance education, the role of teacher and student in distance education, material in distance education, and measurement and evaluation in distance education. It also aims at determining learning theories in distance education technology such as behavioral learning theory, cognitive learning theory, constructivist learning theory, adult education theory, theory of independent study, autonomy theory, theory of industrialization of teaching, connectivism learning theory, and interaction and communication theory. In the last part of the chapter, technology-supported education methods such as interactive video, teleconferencing systems, cloud technology, virtual reality, and web-based (online) training were explained in detail.
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