Enabling Enhanced Learning in an Open University Environment

Autor:	Bill Vassiliadis, Antonia Stefani, Michalis Xenos
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Computer science Distance education Educational technology Reuse computer.software_genre Grid Computer Science Applications Education Grid computing Human–computer interaction Constructivism (philosophy of education) Paradigm shift Architecture computer
Zdroj:	International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education. 5:59-73
ISSN:	1550-1337 1550-1876
DOI:	10.4018/jicte.2009070105
Popis:	Open and Distance learning has been extensively researched in the past few years, yet the focus was more in its technological dimension. The plethora of advanced tools supporting e-learning and the difficulties in their adoption in real situations has only demonstrated that the primary need is a paradigm shift in the educational model. In this work, we argue that this paradigm shift can be efficiently supported by a new computing model: the Grid. Grid computing facilitates knowledge construction and reuse in highly dynamic, distributed e-learning environments. An initial design of an e-learning Grid is presented for an Open University environment where new e-learning models, such as constructivism, can be efficiently supported.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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