Asian Journal of Distance Education

Yazarlar: Ugur DEMIRAY

Konular:

Anahtar Kelimeler:Distance Education

Özet: This Paper reports the distance education practices in Turkey, and then examines and discusses the role of leadership which should be undertaken by Turkey in the regions of Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Baltic, Turkic, Caucasian, the Middle East and northern Africa. International distance education organizations in the world are not well organized and functional in this area, nor are the regional distance education institutions in the name of educational institutionalism. To fill this gap, it is argued here that Turkey take a leadership role in the distance education field in this region and thereby organize the practices of the regional countries for their mutual co-prosperity and benefits. The structure of the potential distance education organization and the regulations of the organization is discussed in more detail based on this argument and available freely online at http://www.midasebook.com. The suggested name for this regional group is ICDEEEWA (International Council for Distance Education for Eastern Europe and West Asia). A draft of the constitution of the recommended association is presented and discussed at http://www.midasebook.com.

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