Online Learning Programs as Learning Organizations: A Case Study of Information Management Programs at Anadolu University, Turkey

TAŞCI D.

TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, vol.7, no.3, pp.11-19, 2006 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Journal Name: TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.11-19
  • Keywords: Online learning program/s, learning organization/s, Anadolu University, Open Education Faculty, Turkey
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study consists of the results of a study in which facilitators' attitudes toward effectiveness of various media used in the Information Management Associate Degree Program (IMP) of Anadolu University, Turkey. The study has shown that textbooks are not viewed as efficient as multimedia programs and web environments by facilitators although they indicate that textbooks should still be used in online courses. The participants also found multimedia programs distributed on CDs more effective than the web environments.