Effective Implementation of an Interuniversity E-Learning Initiative

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Author(s): Daniel Perez-Gonzalez (University of Cantabria, Spain), Pedro Soto-Acosta (UMU - University of Murcia, Spain)and Simona Popa (University of Murcia, Spain)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 21
Source title: E-Learning 2.0 Technologies and Web Applications in Higher Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jean-Eric Pelet (KMCMS, IDRAC International School of Management, University of Nantes, France)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4876-0.ch014

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Technologies in Higher Education

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Education has expanded from the traditional in-class environment to the new digital phenomenon where teaching is assisted by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). This wave of e-learning is challenging the effectiveness of the traditional educational approach still in place at higher education institutions. Academics and professionals agree that, to adapt higher education institutions to the 21st century, it is imperative to extend the use of ICT as well as the virtualization of many human-interaction activities. In this sense, public institutions and international reports suggest the need to deepen the application and study of e-learning within higher education as a means for achieving flexible, dynamic, and personalized e-learning initiatives. This chapter presents a case study that analyzes the implementation of a virtual interuniversity campus in which nine Spanish higher education institutions took part. For this purpose, the genesis of the project and the main characteristics of the virtual environment are described.

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