Abstract
This book chapter focuses on online laboratories for educational use, with special emphasis on experiments suitable for engineering and science curricula at the undergraduate level. It starts with a brief review of the early history and current state of the art of online experiments and a discussion of the benefits of existing online laboratory systems. Then, their shortcomings and limitations are critically examined, followed by some thoughts on a possible framework for better leveraging the world-wide development efforts by creating a virtual organization for online laboratories. Finally, some issues related to the efficient management and global sharing of online laboratory resources are raised and a series of cybersecurity problems arising in the context of commercial transactions between educational institutions are described.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Internet Accessible Remote Laboratories |
Subtitle of host publication | Scalable E-Learning Tools for Engineering and Science Disciplines |
Pages | 229-253 |
Number of pages | 25 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2011 |