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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
UZE564 - Current Trends in Distance Education II. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. ARAS BOZKURT
Mode of Delivery The course is delivered as blended learning.
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recomended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources Horizon Reports, Innovative Pedagogy, Gardner\\\'s Hype CycleZawacki-Richter, O., Conrad, D., Bozkurt, A., Aydin, C. H., Bedenlier, S., Jung, I., Stöter, J., Veletsianos, G., Blaschke, L. M., Bond, M., Broens, A., Bruhn, E., Dolch, C., Kalz, M., Kondakci, Y., Marin, V., Mayrberger, K., Müskens, W., Naidu, S., Qayyum, A., Roberts, J., Sangrà, A., Loglo, F. S., Slagter van Tryon, P. J., & Xiao, J. (2020). Elements of Open Education: An Invitation to Future Research. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21(3), 319-334. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v21i3.4659Bozkurt, A. (2019). Intellectual roots of distance education: a progressive knowledge domain analysis. Distance Education, 40(4), 497-514. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2019.1681894 Bozkurt, A (2019). The historical development and adaptation of open universities in Turkish context: case of Anadolu university as a giga university. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 20(4), 36-59. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v20i4.4086 Bozkurt, A., Akgun-Ozbek, E., Onrat-Yilmazer, S., Erdogdu, E., Ucar, H., Guler, E., Sezgin, S., Karadeniz, A., Sen, N., Goksel-Canbek, N., Dincer, G. D., Ari, S., & Aydin, C. H. (2015). Trends in Distance Education Research: A Content Analysis of Journals 2009-2013. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 16(1), 330-363. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v16i1.1953 Bozkurt, A. (2020). Educational technology research patterns in the realm of the digital knowledge age. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.570
Work Placement Not available for the course.
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Distance education, technology adaptation in distance education, educational technologies.
Week - 2 Theoretical and practical tendencies of distance education.
Week - 3 Distance education and education technologies.
Week - 4 New paradigms in distance education-I
Week - 5 New paradigms in distance education-II
Week - 6 Interdisciplinary reflections in distance education.
Week - 7 Midterm exam.
Week - 8 Theoretical trends in distance education-I
Week - 9 Theoretical trends in distance education-II
Week - 10 Practical trends in distance education-I
Week - 11 Practical trends in distance education-II
Week - 12 Current technological trends in distance education-I
Week - 13 Current technological trends in distance education-II
Week - 14 Final exam

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