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Friday, March 14, 2008
Attitudes of Turkish Distance Learners toward Online Learning: Demographical Characteristics - Erkan TEKINARSLAN, TOJDE
Today many institutions (e.g., University of Phoenix, British Open University) in different societies offer distance education or online degrees to individuals who seek opportunities for life-long learning. However, while distance education continues to expand by using online learning or Internet-based technologies, it is important to recognize learners as clients of education and to be concerned about their attitudes toward internet-based learning as well as their satisfaction with educational services provided (Mayzer, & Dejong, 2003).... However, current research literature which deals with Turkish learners’ attitudes toward online learning or Internet-based distance learning is small despite the expanded body of literature regarding distance learning activities in Open Education Faculty of Turkey (e.g., McIsaac et al., 1988; Demiray, 1990; Demiray, 1991).
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