Communication Barriers: A Study of Eastern Mediterranean University Students’ and Teachers’ of Online Program and Courses

dc.creator	Fahriye ALTINAY
dc.creator	Aytekin ISMAN
dc.date	2005-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:15:11Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:15:11Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/cce6f21aff1142f6b4459b20454c5101
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17457
dc.description	Communication Barriers: A Study of Eastern Mediterranean University Students’ and Teachers’ of Online Program and Courses Associate Prof. Dr. Aytekin ISMANSakarya University, TURKEYResearch Assistant Fahriye ALTINAYEastern Mediterranean University, NCTR ABSTRACT This research study defines communication barriers in online program and courses by determining the perceptions of students and teachers at Eastern Mediterranean University. It aims to get the answers of question which is what sorts of problems students and teachers face while being involved in online courses and online program. Distance Education, in other words, online programs and online courses is the new challenge that universities face in the knowledge age in order to adapt to contemporary changes. Therefore; most of the universities try to improve their educational systems in relation to the demands of students by presenting alternatives depending on participants’ interests and needs. Eastern Mediterranean University has started to implement distance education program and online courses to meet the demands of its students with the support of developing technologies and trends. Communication is an essential concept in online context to define the effectiveness and quality of these systems in regards of having qualified communication among participants that provides mutual understanding in educational context for efficient outcomes. For having effective online system, defining the communication barriers is an important process. Therefore; multiple qualitative and quantitative research approaches under mixed approach are used to be aware of communication barriers in online context and make participants to revamp the system by eliminating the weaknesses of the existing system and adapting to new trends that teachers and students have experienced.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey
dc.relation	http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde20/articles/aytekin2.htm
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 138-160 (2005)
dc.subject	Communication Barriers
dc.subject	Eastern Mediterranean University
dc.subject	Online Program Online Courses
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Communication Barriers: A Study of Eastern Mediterranean University Students’ and Teachers’ of Online Program and Courses
dc.type	article