Title :
Emerging Web Based Learning Systems and Scalability Issues
Author :
Zaka, Bilal ; Safran, Christian
Author_Institution :
Graz Univ. of Technol., Graz
Abstract :
The recent yearspsila changes in the Web and its application have also had an enormous impact on learning. This paper discusses a shift of Web based learning systems towards scalable web learning services. It provides an overview of current state of development and evolution path of Web based learning systems. Desired characteristics of modern systems are identified and role of service oriented computing (SOC) to support this development is exemplified.
Keywords :
Web services; computer aided instruction; Web based learning system; scalable Web learning service; service oriented computing; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Content management; Control systems; Learning systems; Least squares approximation; Process control; Quality management; Scalability; Web sites; E-Learning; scalability; soc;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Software Engineering, 2008 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan, Hubei
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3336-0
DOI :
10.1109/CSSE.2008.187