Potential issues and impacts of ICT applications through learning process in higher education

Education is the great investment for the future. When investing in education, predicting future parameters and moving according to predictions is an essential part in the education process. In such an important subject, the use of technology cannot be avoided at all. By the birth of ICT-based education, a lot of innovation and change have occurred in education. ICT-based educations serve the purpose of both attended and non-attended (distance) education types. In summary, it helps people to access educational classes regardless of geographical distance or obstacles. The aim of this research is to determine and rind out the perceptions of students, motivations and their success rate those study with Information and Communication Technology Based technology supported environments and universities and evaluate these outcomes to find out potential issues of ICT applications through learning process in higher education institutes. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license.