Title :
Collaborative Web labs as a service: Challenges and opportunities
Author :
Bochicchio, Mario A. ; Longo, Antonella
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Innovation Eng., Univ. of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Abstract :
Collaborative Web Laboratories are the last frontier of virtual environments in education. As Internet speed grows up and academic networks reach more students and researchers, universities take interest in sharing laboratory services to increase the spectrum of offered facilities . The aim of the paper is to discuss the opportunities and issues to manage and deliver Collaborative Web Laboratories as a Service in an academic scenario.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; laboratories; Internet; academic networks; collaborative Web laboratories as a service; education; laboratory service sharing; virtual environments; 3.0.b Collaborative Learning Tools; 3.2.b. Computer science education; 5.3.h Web-based interaction; N.1.d Virtual Labs;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2011
Conference_Location :
Rapid City, SD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-468-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2011.6143129
