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  1. Graduate School
  2. Department of Open and Distance Learning
  3. Master of Arts (MA) in Open and Distance Learning
  4. Master of Arts (MA) in Distance Education
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  6. Foundations of Open and Distance Learning
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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
UZE537 - Foundations of Open and Distance Learning I. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Required Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. HASAN ÇALIŞKAN
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
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Prerequisites There are no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources Michael Simonson, Sharon Smaldino, Michael Albright, Susan Zvacek. Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education.
Work Placement N/A
Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Distance education, foundations and history
Week - 2 Distance education system and its characteristics
Week - 3 Distance education and educational communication process
Week - 4 Theories of learning and teaching
Week - 5 Theory of Independent Study
Week - 6 Theory of Interaction and Communication
Week - 7 Industrilzation of Teaching Theory
Week - 8 Adult Learning Theory
Week - 9 Equivalency Theory
Week - 10 Transactional Distance
Week - 11 Interaction Equivalency Theorem
Week - 12 A Synthesis of Existing Theories
Week - 13 Cooperative Freedom Theory
Week - 14 Community of Inquiry Model

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