Course Profile

sap course 1563800992

Course Code:

EDUC 251

Course Title:

Open and Distance Education

Course Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Basic concepts and philosophy of open and distance education; development of distance education in the world; development of distance education in Turkey; learner and counsellor roles in distance education; technologies used in distance education; management of open and distance education; classroom management and its components in open and distance education; open education sources and trends in the world; mass open online courses; individualized learning settings; problems related to open and distance education and their solutions; open and distance education practices in teacher education; individualized teaching material development and student support services in open and distance education; specifying teaching strategies for different learning situations; research and evaluation in distance education. Basic concepts and philosophy of open and distance education; development of distance education in the world; development of distance education in Turkey; learner and counsellor roles in distance education; technologies used in distance education; management of open and distance education; classroom management and its components in open and distance education; open education sources and trends in the world; mass open online courses; individualized learning settings; problems related to open and distance education and their solutions; open and distance education practices in teacher education; individualized teaching material development and student support services in open and distance education; specifying teaching strategies for different learning situations; research and evaluation in distance education.

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Semester: 
Fall
Type of Course: 
Elective
Mode of Delivery: 
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction: 
English
Course Learning Outcomes: 

At the end of this course, students will:

  1. explain the basic concepts and philosophy of open and distance education.
  2. discuss the development of distance education in the world and Turkey.
  3. explain the technologies used in distance education.
  4. compare and contrast classroom management in open and distance education and classroom management in face to face education.
  5. discuss the place of mass open online courses and individualized learning environments in education.
  6. discuss the problems and solutions related to open and distance education.
  7. explain open and distance education practices in teacher education.
  8. develop individual learning material in open and distance education.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: 
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Problem Solving
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Oral Presentations/Reports
Others: Reports
Assessment Methods and Criteria: 
Test / Exam
Quiz
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Others: In-class discussions

Student Workload:

Lectures
28
hrs
Course Readings
28
hrs
Exams/Quizzes
12
hrs
Oral Presentation
5
hrs
Homework
18
hrs

Prepared By:

Tülin Haşlaman

Revised By:

Elif Öztürk