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The study could be guiding for similar situations in the future. The study was carried out according to the phenomenological research method, one of the methods in qualitative research methods. The data were collected from 84 students from 4 different public universities in four regions, Black Sea Region, Mediterranean Region, Central Anatolia Region, Eastern Anatolia Region between April and December 2020, with a semi-structured interview form through Instagram interviews. According to the findings, the majority (f=61) of the participant declared that they were well informed by their universities and instructors about the processes of distance education. Almost half of the participants stated that they had no important problem reaching the distance education system . However, most of the participants (f=47) declared that they had problems in time. The participants shared the opinion that the course documents loaded by the instructors were sufficient, clear and instructive, and the live courses were useful. Most of the participants (f=62) declared that using homework, projects and presentations as a means of course measurement method is useful. The study showed that participants (f=70) had no communication problem with their instructors during the process. Students (f=75) also suggested distance education be used in similar situations. Before the study consent of the Social Sciences Research Committee was taken, students’ approval was taken online.\u003Cbr>Keywords: Covid-19, distance education, education during the epidemics, university students’ opinions. |\n| --- |\n| [Email: munir.sahin@gop.edu.tr. Tel:](Email: munir.sahin@gop.edu.tr. Tel:) (+90) 5423304409. |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nThe term “distance education/learning” was first used in a text by Willian Lightly in 1906 (Adıyaman, 2002) . The Anatolian University, which has been the pioneer in distance education in Turkey, describes distance education as a contemporary application in which students learn through technology (Anatolian University, 2021a) . Distance education which helps people away from traditional educational opportunities due to age, health, occupation, geographical conditions to continue their educational life has been used by all countries throughout the world. Instead of distance education, open education or distance learning terms are preferred more these days (Aydın, 2011) .  \nDistance learning affects the Covid-19 outbreak in a positive way in Turkey. As there are more than 200  \nuniversities all over the country, millions of university students need to travel from one province to another. Most of the students stay in student dormitories 4 to 8 students in one room . They generally have their meals together at the school or dormitories dining rooms. In short, face-to-face education in some way forces students to come together not only in classes but also in dormitories, vehicles, dining halls and cafes. Limiting the student movement and making them stay at their hometown, closing the dormitories, restaurants, and cafes would directly decrease the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus.  \nWith the flexibility of time and place that students and teachers can be in different places, distance education is described as an educational method preferred by  \nstudents who cannot reach traditional schools (Akmeşeet al. , 2016) . Technology is used as a means of teaching and new materials that can be used with radio, television, and computers are ","cbCaimh3g49svsLn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimh3g49svsLn","pdf",325229,18,"English","# Introduction\n# Distance learning in the context of Covid-19\n## Flexibility of time and place\n## Historical development and rationale\n## Differences from traditional education\n# Summary of main advantages","[{\"question\":\"Which research method and participant group were used in the study?\",\"answer\":\"The research used a phenomenological qualitative approach. 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