1. Introduction
Today, most of the higher education institutions offer some kind of distance education alternative (Parsad & Lewis,
2008). Most usual alternative is the internet based distance education because online distance education gives these
institutions the ability to cost-effective and flexible training (Casey, 2008). Learner autonomy is the most
fundamental feature of online learning environments (Barnard et al, 2009; Barnard-Brak, Lan, & Paton, 2011).
Students who engage this kind of learning environments support autonomous learning, have to manage their own