An Open-Source Component-Based Toolkit to Support E-learning Multimedia Environments

In the Distributed Systems area, the number of Multimedia Applications has increased due to fact that it provides a better integration among their users, as well as being recognized as an essential distinctive feature for e-learning environments. However, most of the existing e-learning solutions are not open-source and are not designed with extensibility in mind, making integration with other systems difficult. In this way, this paper proposes an open-source component-based toolkit to support e-learning multimedia environments called ArCoLIVE, which offers real time multimedia services for e-learning systems.