The Evaluation of asynchrenous network-based in-service education (CEIS School, company commander and NCO courses sample)

ABSTRACTMasters ThesisThe Evaluation of Asynchrenous Network-Based In-Service Education(CEİS School, Company Commander and NCO Courses Sample)Yakup ÇOLAKUniversity of FıratThe Institute of Social SciencesDepartment of Educational Sciences2005; Pages : XII + 76Advancements in information and computer technology have radicallytransformed the education and training. The use of technology in education isincreasing rapidly. Technology-assisted education have changed the distanceeducation or e-learning methods in such a way that beyond the limits ofimagination, ten years ago. However, usefulness of these technologies shouldbe questioned.The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the effectiveness of distanceeducation programs in Turkish Army according to the opinions of the coursiersand to research whether the distance education system implementedsuccessfully in the army or not?The first question that we should ask trainees is ?How do you feelabout the distance education?? We measure the trainees' feelings andsatisfaction with the distance education program by conducting a questionnaireto the coursiers of two courses, which were partially offered via distanceeducation.After analyzing the data collected, we conclude that theimplementation of distance education programs have some problems. Toovercome these problems we put forth some suggestions about motivation oftrainees, study time, content, etc.Keywords: In-Service Education, Distance Education, AsynchroneousNetwork-Based Learning.