E-Learning "Java Programming" on Facebook!!! Big Ambitions and Important Challenges

The objective of this paper is to present an experience of virtual class on Facebook. Authors have started this project months ago. This virtual group is named: “programming with java” (in French: “Programmer avec Java”, accessible at the address: https://www.facebook.com/groups/232171016900671/). The group was principally dedicated to 2 year computer science’s students at Biskra University (2011-2012 scholar years) (www.univ-biskra.dz). The growth of the group attracted more students in other levels, and many teachers get involved in the animation of the virtual class. In the following sections, authors will discuss the chronological events: creation and first results, recent results and evolutions, and encountered limits of virtual class as Facebook groups.