Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.176-186, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
Open and distance flexible learning is a strategic issue since it means making the criteria
of learning flexible by using technology to support learning. It is necessary to collect data
and analyse with analytical methods in order not to succumb to the rapid developments in
the environment, especially in technology and to be proactive. In this context, it is necessary
to evaluate open and distance flexible learning environments with strategic management
principles and to establish continuous development and improvement cycles. This is
because the technological changes developing very rapidly in the 21st century we live in
reveal the necessity for reorganising open and distance learning environments and the need
for continuous improvement. In this study, a model proposal is presented together with a
conceptual perspective for a strategy decision model to be developed for open and flexible
learning environments. The strategy is the methods and approaches the institution will
follow to achieve a goal. Creating strategies in both institutional and educational processes,
seeing the progress of the processes, making predictions and planning for the future are
important steps to make evaluations. In strategic decision making, attention is drawn to
the collection and evaluation of data by analytical methods with a synergistic structure,
taking into account the knowledge, experience, wishes and expectations of stakeholders.
Within the scope of this study, a research was carried out on how to implement the strategy
decision model in developing an open and distance flexible learning environment.