Virtual Platforms in the Service of Postgraduate Education: A Perspective from Turkey
Abstract
This study was designed as a survey to evaluate the present virtual post graduate education applications in Turkey by examining sample applications throughout the world. Within the framework of this study, the post graduate education, the problems encountered during this education and the possible virtual post graduate education applications as solutions for these problems were investigated. Additionally, virtual postgraduate education applications being conducted in Turkey were examined taking into consideration the sample applications of virtual platforms such as LMS, virtual reality and video conference used in virtual postgraduate education applications and various virtual education applications as virtual certificate programs, virtual courses and virtual universities in the world. Secondly, the present virtual postgraduate education applications in Turkey were tabulated. Finally, as a result of this study, it was obtained that in Turkey, the present virtual postgraduate education applications are merely at the master degree and limited to the business field. Besides, it was observed that there is not any application sample at doctoral level yet. In this context, it could be suggested that a national formation to ensure the national unity and participation containing various fields should be founded instead of virtual postgraduate education applications conducted by different universities
Keywords
Online Post-Graduate Education, Virtual Platforms, Online Master’s Degree
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