Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
An Architecture for a Federated Education System

An Architecture for a Federated Education System

Iwona Miliszewska, John Horwood
Copyright: © 2005 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 10
ISSN: 1539-3100|EISSN: 1539-3119|ISSN: 1539-3100|EISBN13: 9781615202393|EISSN: 1539-3119|DOI: 10.4018/jdet.2005010106
Cite Article Cite Article

MLA

Miliszewska, Iwona, and John Horwood. "An Architecture for a Federated Education System." IJDET vol.3, no.1 2005: pp.97-106. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdet.2005010106

APA

Miliszewska, I. & Horwood, J. (2005). An Architecture for a Federated Education System. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET), 3(1), 97-106. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdet.2005010106

Chicago

Miliszewska, Iwona, and John Horwood. "An Architecture for a Federated Education System," International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET) 3, no.1: 97-106. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdet.2005010106

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite Full-Issue Download

Abstract

This article presents the development and software architecture of a conceptual and operational collaborative distance education model. Promotion of educational expertise, especially through expansion of specialization, is of increasing importance. Within the educational sphere, big universities tend to dominate the market at the expense of smaller ones. For small universities, the key to their survival could also be specialization within disciplines, coupled with collaboration among universities. Intra-discipline specialization would promote development of quality services, and interuniversity collaboration would enable a wide offering of these services. The proposed paradigm would require the development of a suitable model to support it. The model proposed in this article is a federation of independent universities that are loosely coupled to facilitate collaboration and the sharing and exchanging of information. The federated model, supported by agent-based communication over the Internet, can operate across geographical, cultural and organizational boundaries while promoting integration within those boundaries.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.