خلاصة:
The subject under investigation has been filectronic Learning (e-learning) or Electronic Education (e-education), specifically concentrating on vimial university. Virtual university has been the subject of much debate in recent years. In short, the concept of vi i-tual university denotes a learning/educational system/environment based on Internet where higher education is promoted using tools and techniques from information and communication technology domain. A number of virtual university projects have recently been launched in Iran. However, this subject area is currently under intense exploration at various governmental and academic levels in Iran. This paper presents a proposed adaptive and intel ligent virtual university architectural system and places lts emphasis on the national implementation ot v imial education in Iran. F inally, comparative studies are presented and conclusions are drawn.
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The following factors may provide motivation towards adopting the virtual education approach based on ICT [24]: 0 Reduction of HE institutions workload O Promoting education, research and attaining skills O Cost and time efficiency O Creating opportunity for teachers to take more research and study challenges O Enabling any time and anywhere capability for‘ education O Increasing educational efficiency O Encouragement and presentation of educational opportunities O Promoting educational justice O “Pushing” rather than “pulling” (with students having greater control) O Lifelong learning O “Just-in-time” rather than “just-in-case” education O Demonstrated skills versus certification O Open competition and cooperation O Simulation and interaction O Collaboration between universities and business Despite such motivations, it should be considered that building an infrastructure for e-learning primarily implies creating an environment where users can easily access the learning products whenever and wherever they need them.
JourngT of Int”ormation Science & Technology, Volume 5, Number 1 0 Cost efficiency in the development of multiple LVUs O Consistency in national education and global standardization O Centralization of administration, control, management, supervision and security O Liberty of HE institutions lacking ICT resources to benefit from online education The United Kingdom E-learning University (UKeU), and the Canadian Virtual University (CVU), are examples of national VU platforms.