An analysis of distance education applications in Turkey

Increasing means of mobile learning, and the enforcement of certain legal regulations on distance learning have been affected individuals’ approaches towards distance learning. Furthermore, due to the factors such as the increase in demand for distance learning, an increase in the interest and efforts of Public and Foundation Universities in Turkey towards distance learning is noticed day by day. This study aims to provide a general analysis of the distance learning services of the public and foundation universities that offer distance learning in Turkey. The data of this research for the development of distance learning services in Turkey were obtained from literature review, legal regulations and as the primary source the web pages of higher education institutions, which offer distance-learning services in Turkey.