The Development of Distance Education Systems in Turkey, the Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia

• Authors: Olaf Zawacki-Richter , Yasar Kondakci , Svenja Bedenlier , Uthman Alturki , Ahmed Aldraiweesh , Diana Püplichhuysen
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In many countries, open and distance education is perceived as a way to meet the growing need for higher education. This paper explores the development of online and distance education in three countries that are still a white spot on the landscape of international distance education research although they have implemented elaborated distance education systems: Turkey, Russia and Saudi-Arabia. In order to understand the current state of distance education systems in the three countries, their respective systems are described from a historical perspective, compared in regard to their organization, important institutions for open and distance education and current developments. This comparative analysis directs the focus on little investigated education systems and contributes to an enhanced understanding of their past, present, and future.

Keywords

EN

distance eduation; open education

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 112-128

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2016-01-26

Contributors

author

Olaf Zawacki-Richter

• Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany

author

Yasar Kondakci

• Middle East Technical University, Turkey

author

Svenja Bedenlier

• Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany

author

Uthman Alturki

• King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

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Ahmed Aldraiweesh

• King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

author

Diana Püplichhuysen

• University of Münster School of Business and Economics, Germany

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/eurodl-2015-0016