Distance learning at the Turkish maritime education

Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom. It has been described as "a process to create and provide access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and distance. Some Maritime Collages and Universities have distance-learning courses in the world. These are such as Marine Surveying, Maritime and Logistic Management, Marine Law, Marine Insurance, etc. International Maritime Organization advises Distance Leaning at the Maritime Education. Unfortunately Distance Learning is insufficient at the Maritime Universities and Faculties in the Turkey. This paper focused to applicability of distance learning at the Turkish Maritime Universities and Faculties. Authors compared distance learning at the Maritime Education both Turkey and World. It is also supposed to get more efficient distance learning at the Turkish Maritime Education.