DocumentCode :
1917744
Title :
Future of distance education through EHEA
Author :
Castro, Manuel ; Colmenar, Antonio ; Peire, Juan
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Spanish Univ. for Distance Educ., Madrid
fYear :
2008
fDate :
22-25 Oct. 2008
Abstract :
This article provides with updated information of the implementation of new Learning Technologies in the Engineering Education inside the new European Higher Education Area that is evolving to allow a new framework of University education inside Europe. The article shows the way developed from early distance institutions to online learning changing concepts from class and mail learning to blended learning and ubiquitous learning that are challenging our Learning Space with a new set of services that are improve learning capabilities. It has taken a step closer to this evolution personalized and closed the user, based on learning by services. The new learning concept (s-learning), which continues with the philosophy of re-usable educative objects to create encapsulated and re-usable educative services to be easily integrated in Learning Management Systems. In broad terms, this new e-learning philosophy is described through several examples of advanced services that can be integrated into a Learning Management System.
Keywords :
computer aided analysis; distance learning; engineering education; biometric identification; contextual search engines; distance education; e-learning philosophy; engineering education; learning management systems; s-learning; ubiquitous learning; virtual labs; Communications technology; Computer science education; Convergence; Distance learning; Educational technology; Electronic learning; Engineering education; Europe; Internet; Postal services; Biometric identification in evaluations; Contextual search engines; Distance education; Learning Management Systems; Virtual labs; m-learning; s-learning;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008. FIE 2008. 38th Annual
Conference_Location :
Saratoga Springs, NY
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1969-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2008.4720339
Filename :
4720339
Link To Document :
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