1. Upcoming Challenges in E-Learning &
Online Learning Environments
Mohamed Tawfik, Elio Sancristobal, Sergio Martin, Rosario Gil, Alberto Pesquera, Felix Garcia, Maria Jose
Albert, Clara Perez, Gabriel Diaz, Juan Peire, Manuel Castro
mcastro@ieec.uned.es
Electrical & Computer Engineering Department (DIEEC)
Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED)

2. In a knowledge society,
constant demand for
learning and for
information is
indispensable
Lifelong learning, continuing education, and
vocational education

3. Despite the availability of
information and the variety
of programs at universities
and institutions, it’s not
quite simple for most of
the people to acquire them
owing to the today’s rapid
lifestyle

4. E-Learning is the Solution!
Distance
Education
E-Learning
Information
Technologies
from teacher-centered to student-centered

5. Upcoming Challenges in E-Learning & Online
Learning Environments
Blended Learning

6. Learning Management Systems (LMSs)
Provided Services Standard Compatibility Proprietary Solutions Open Source Solutions
• Administration Tools • Shareable Courseware • Blackboard • Moodle
• Synchronous and Object Reference Model • SharePointLMS • dotLRN
Asynchronous (SCORM) • JoomlaLMS • Sakai
Communication Tools • IMS for content packing • Claroline
• Multimedia sharing Tools • IMS QTI (Question and
• Evaluation and Tracking Test
Tool Interoperability)Learning
Object Metadata (LOM)
• Dublin Core

7. Learning Management Systems (LMSs)
Interoperability with heterogeneous LMSs
at other Institutions
Access to remote laboratories
Service-oriented LMS Access to Web 2.0 components and other
online services
Access from and synchronization with
other learning platforms and smart device s

8. Online Laboratories
Virtual Laboratories Remote Laboratories
Plugins independent
solutions: HTML 5 &
Ajax
Plugins dependent
solutions: Flash & Java
Applets

9. Remote Laboratory Management System
(RLMS)
…...
…... RLMS
USERS Common Access Portal Equipments
Management Lab Servers
Administrative Tools
Communication Tools Diferent Remote Lab Systems
.. (could be at different institutions)
Other

10. Remote Laboratory Management System
(RLMS)
Institution 1
Exp A
Exp B
Users
………. Exp C
RLMS
……….
Standard
Interface
Institution 2
Exp X
Exp Y
Users
………. Exp Z
RLMS
……….

11. Mobile Learning (M-Learning)

12. Mobile Learning (M-Learning)

13. Mobile Learning (M-Learning)

14. Traditional Online Authentication Models
Model

15. Online Authentication Models

16. Online Authentication Models

17. Online Authentication Models

18. Conclusions
• Learning Management Systems
• Remote and Virtual Labs integration
• User and access Federation
• Mobile Learning
• Integration of location and user based actions
• New framework and deploying
• Authentication
• New biometrics systems
• Federation and web based certification
(multiple identitites)

19. Research on Technologies for Engineering
Education
http://ohm.ieec.uned.es/

20. Thanks for your Attention!
Manuel Castro
mcastro@ieec.uned.es
IEEE Education Society President
Electrical & Computer Engineering Department (DIEEC)
Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED)