Technical Merits & Economical Consideration of Videoconferencing in Distance Learning
Technical Merits & Economical Consideration of Videoconferencing in Distance Learning
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Date
2015-04-27
Authors
Mohammed, Adel Gaffer Abed Elrhim
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UOFK
Abstract
Distance Education is considered as the one of the main modes of modern
education, due to its many advantages. Teaching and Learning are no longer
confined to the lecture room or classroom. There are many technologies that
can offer a great deal of flexibility in the manner in which education resources
are distributed
The purpose of this study is to investigate the current state of
videoconferencing system technology and evaluate the potential effectiveness
of this technology for delivering interactive lectures to remote audience.
Technologies for videoconferencing were discussed, including the
compression of audio and video data and the transmission of this data over
various communication channels.
To demonstrate the use of videoconference system for distance
learning, three experiments were made, using the Intranet of
University of Khartoum. The setup of these experiments and their
outcome are fully discussed.
As the economical side of any project takes a considerable part
in any Engineering planning, the fixed and running costs of
different media were also considered, in order to select the best
media from the point of technical as well as economical views.
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Technical,Merits,Economical,Consideration,Videoconferencing,Distance,Learning