ANALYSIS OF VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT BENEFIT IN E-LEARNING

Authors

  • Martin Novák University of Pardubice
  • Jiří Křupka University of Pardubice
  • Pavel Petr University of Pardubice

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7160/eriesj.2013.060204

Keywords:

Education, E-learning, Remote access, Virtual lab, Virtual private network

Abstract

The analysis of the virtual environment assets towards the e-learning process improvements is mentioned in this article. The virtual environment was created within the solution of the project ‘Virtualization’ at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Pardubice. The aim of this project was to eliminate the disproportion of free access to licensed software between groups of part-time and full-time students. The research was realized within selected subjects of the study program System Engineering and Informatics. The subjects were connected to the informatics, applied informatics, control and decision making. Student subject results, student feedback based on electronic questionnaire and data from log file of virtual server usage were compared and analysed. Based on analysis of virtualization possibilities the solution of virtual environment was implemented through Microsoft Terminal Server.

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    2013-06-30

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    Novák, M., Křupka, J. and Petr, P. (2013) ’ANALYSIS OF VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT BENEFIT IN E-LEARNING’, Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 105–118. https://doi.org/10.7160/eriesj.2013.060204

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