E-learning can be defined as the use of available information and communication technologies to facilitate learning process. Elearning is the combination of learning and the Internet technology. In the modern world, education has become more global, and people are looking for learning with ease and interest. Students are looking for more interactive and interesting learning style rather than te...

E-Learning, referring to learning via the Internet provides people with a flexible and personalized way to learn. This article begins with a general introduction into the field of e-learning and elearning environments. The main part of this article examines, analyses and evaluates Dokeos open source system for e-learning. What follows is a brief description how and where is integrated this syst...

The paper describes the SyRoTek (“System for robotic e-learning”) project in general, its overall design, main hardware and software components and status of the project after one year of solution. The aim of the SyRoTek (http://imr.felk.cvut.cz/syrotek) project is to research, design, and develop novel methods and approaches for building a multi-robot system for distance learning. The foreseen...

This paper is based on the author’s inaugural lecture, delivered on 22 May 2003. The paper is dedicated to the memory of two recently deceased thinkers: Ivan Illich and Stafford Beer. The paper first gives an overview of the contribution they made to illuminating the nature of institutions and their organizational structure, in particular, the education system. Learning technologies challenge a...

Although the benefits of e-learning have been discussed in various previous studies; it is a critical issue of better understanding the reasons why some learners are dissatisfied with the e-learning experience. Therefore, this research investigates learners’ satisfaction, behavioral intentions, and the effectiveness of the Blackboard e-learning system. A total of 424 university students were su...

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Introduction: The use of e-learning and computer-aided methods is rapidly on the rise in medical and nursing education. Therefore, given the conflicting findings and lack of systematic clinical trials on comparison of the effects of e-learning and traditional methods in nursing education, this study aimed to assess the effects of offline e-Learning on cognitive learning (levels of knowledge, co...