TY  - JOUR
TI  - DEVELOPMENTS AND GENERATIONS OF OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ANADOLU UNIVERSITY
AB  - An important objective of Anadolu University is to reach thebroader community through Open and Distance education. Thisobjective was carefully examined with data running from 1982 to 2014.With this in mind, linear models were used to examine the relationshipbetween time and the number of open access programs. Specificdummy variables were applied to represent the structural changesovertime in the models. The study also examines technological changesthat also contribute to structural breaks. In historical evaluations, ithas also been observed that new generations took place, especiallydepending on technological progress. Model III had the smalleststandard error and was therefore the best applicable model in thisstudy. The study also forecasted that, by 2016, the open and distanceprograms will reduce to about 35 and this signaled a need forincreasing and providing variety of programs to reach the broaderpopulace.Unlike other studies, this study was produced on program basisto make a future projection with the statistical methodology used. Theinformation obtained in the study is shared with the Faculty. It can beunderstood that faculty management has taken into account theresults of this study and increased the number of programs in 2016.
AU  - Beberoğlu, Bahar
DO  - 10.18026/cbayarsos.298136
PY  - 2017
JO  - Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
SN  - 1304-4796
SP  - 531
EP  - 554
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/283896
ER  -