Title :
Is it eLearning a viable solution in Romania?
Author :
Vasiu, Radu ; Robu, Nicolae ; Andone, Diana ; Bucos, Marian
Author_Institution :
Politehnica Univ. of Timisoara, Romania
Abstract :
In recent years the higher education system in Romania has been through a series of transformations. These transformations reflects European tendencies but also the growth of the Romanian economy. The changes affect also distance education, which is the actual form of delivering several specializations, as off-campus solutions. The "Politehnica" University of Timisoara is at the avant-garde of these changes and promotes innovation in education. E-learning is seen as a further step in high-education delivery. But are the prospective students and the universities ready to take the challenge? And is it e-learning going to be a viable model for an International Masters degree in Multimedia? A study, which focuses on the historic and economic development, legislation, and ICT penetration, was conducted recently in order to answer these questions.
Keywords :
continuing education; distance learning; economics; educational computing; educational courses; multimedia computing; socio-economic effects; ICT; International Masters degree in Multimedia; Politehnica University of Timisoara; Romania; Romanian economy; distance education; e-learning; economic development; educational innovation; high-education delivery; higher education system; historic development; legislation; Continuing education; Distance learning; Electrical capacitance tomography; Electronic learning; Environmental economics; Europe; Government; Legislation; Licenses; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005. ICALT 2005. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2338-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2005.183