Abstract:

As throughout the world, distance education in Turkey is a subject of research and is addressed in master and doctoral studies. The main objective of this study is to make a content analysis of the master's and doctoral theses conducted in the University of Anadolu's Institute of Social Sciences' Distance Education Department's Distance Education Program. In this study, the theses, respectively; the year-by-year distribution, the theory based on and the topics discussed, the technology used in research, the research method, the pattern used, the data collection techniques, the participants of the research were studied in terms of variables. A total of 81 studies were conducted. The study was first assessed in which years the master’s and doctoral theses gained intensity. Secondly, it is seen which theoretical basis of the theses is based and the theories of learning are mainly studied. Thirdly, the theses have been evaluated in terms of the topics discussed, and it has been shown that it is trying to determine what the effects of mainly used technologies on learning processes are. He then looked at which technologies are used in the theses and attracted the attention of the most used online learning environments in the context of technology. In addition, the theses were mainly used in quantum research method and scan pattern. Finally, the practices were made with more students, and it was seen by teachers and experts.