TY - GEN
T1 - Barriers in modern web-based education
AU - Rutkowski, Jerzy
AU - Moscinska, Katarzyna
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Web-based blended learning at Silesian University of Technology, Poland, is supported by integrated elearning service called Distant Education Platform (DEP). The authors discuss general framework concerning DEP and present the ideas of DEP-based knowledge delivery. Introduction of modern technologies has changed education process significantly. The quality of courses supported by DEP has been improved, the number of services has increased and the teachers' workload has been reduced. Nevertheless, the number of courses that have been fully transformed into blended version is insufficient. There are many barriers to successful implementation of web-based learning - technical, mental and pedagogical. In the paper the authors present comprehensive list of potential barriers, and give some guidelines how to overcome them.
AB - Web-based blended learning at Silesian University of Technology, Poland, is supported by integrated elearning service called Distant Education Platform (DEP). The authors discuss general framework concerning DEP and present the ideas of DEP-based knowledge delivery. Introduction of modern technologies has changed education process significantly. The quality of courses supported by DEP has been improved, the number of services has increased and the teachers' workload has been reduced. Nevertheless, the number of courses that have been fully transformed into blended version is insufficient. There are many barriers to successful implementation of web-based learning - technical, mental and pedagogical. In the paper the authors present comprehensive list of potential barriers, and give some guidelines how to overcome them.
KW - Blended education and training
KW - Quality issues of web-based education
KW - Testing and assessment
KW - Web-based learning
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84858642422
U2 - 10.2316/p.2010.688-021
DO - 10.2316/p.2010.688-021
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84858642422
SN - 9780889868328
T3 - Proceedings of the 8th IASTED International Conference on Web-Based Education, WBE 2010
SP - 63
EP - 70
BT - Proceedings of the 8th IASTED International Conference on Web-Based Education, WBE 2010
PB - Acta Press
T2 - 8th IASTED International Conference on Web-Based Education, WBE 2010
Y2 - 15 March 2010 through 17 March 2010
ER -