EDUS321 FOUNDATIONS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION 
    
       | Course Code: | 3680321 | 
    
       | METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3(2-2) | 
    
       | ECTS Credit: | 5.0 | 
    
       | Department: | Educational Sciences | 
    
       | Language of Instruction: | English | 
    
       | Level of Study: | Undergraduate | 
    
       | Course Coordinator: |  | 
    
       | Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. | 
Course Content
Historical development of distance education. definition and function of distance education. technologies used within distance education: TV. VCR. radio. printed materials. computers. and the Internet. Typology of distance education teaching systems. Techniques and methods used in planning. development. and implementation of distance education teaching systems.