2007 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
A general Framework and Booking System for Online Laboratories based on Open Source Technologies
Authors : De Vora Alexander, E. Auer Michael, Grout Ian
Published in: Innovations in E-learning, Instruction Technology, Assessment, and Engineering Education
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
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This paper discusses the creation of a common Framework for Online Laboratories especially used in the field of e-Learning. Online Laboratories allow students to deepen their knowledge by doing experiments in practice by use of Online Laboratories. These Online Laboratories can be accessed over the Internet - thus allowing students to participate in laboratories whenever they want and from wherever they are.
Currently available reservation Systems for Online Laboratories are central based systems - allowing booking and access to the Online Labs over only one central system. The past has shown that this implies one big disadvantage: If the reservation system is down for some reason, an Online Laboratory can not be booked or accessed any longer!
This paper shows a new way of avoiding this big disadvantage by use of a distributed reservation system. Furthermore it will show how easy and efficient Online Laboratories can be offered within a Common Framework.