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An assessment of distance learning laboratory objectives for control engineering education
Author(s) -
Stefanovic Miladin,
Tadic Danijela,
Nestic Snezana,
Djordjevic Aleksandar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.21589
Subject(s) - distance education , virtual laboratory , remote laboratory , computer science , set (abstract data type) , control (management) , engineering education , virtual lab , engineering management , the internet , simulation , multimedia , engineering , artificial intelligence , mathematics education , world wide web , mathematics , programming language
ABSTRACT The concept of web laboratories with remotely controlled laboratory set ups or virtual laboratories with different simulations have an important role in engineering education and training. This paper presents an evaluation of the fundamental objectives of laboratories for distance education, comparing the effectiveness of a remotely controlled approach versus simulations. The results and analysis show that students prefer remotely controlled laboratories compared to simulation labs. The results show that remotely controlled laboratories better fulfill objectives important for laboratory exercises. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 23:191–202, 2015; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae ; DOI 10.1002/cae.21589