DocumentCode
2013298
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
fYear
2005
fDate
5-8 July 2005
Firstpage
995
Lastpage
999
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005. ICALT 2005. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2338-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICALT.2005.183
Filename
1508879
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