An Interactive Distance Education and E-Learning System Based on Multi Agent System Architecture

Abstract

Distance education and e-learning is a way of e-learning remotely without being in regular face-to-face contact with a teacher in the classroom. Multi Agent System (MAS) is one of the emerging systems being used today and the application of MASs is spreading in almost every field. It can provide better solutions to very complex and restrictive system. To enhance distance e-learning capabilities, we propose MAS architecture in order to assists in managing, scheduling, distributing and marking distance e-learning exams. The proposed MAS architecture consists of six agents named Student Interface Agent (SIA), Scheduling Course Exam Agent (SCEA), Exam Distribution List Agent (EDLA), Exam Submission Agent (ESA), Exam Managing Submission Agent (EMSA), and Exam Marking Agent (EMA). A prototype of our proposed MAS architecture will be designed using Prometheus Design Tool (PDT) and implemented using the Java Agent Development Framework (JADE). Our proposed MAS architecture will be testing, validation and evaluation at Deanship of Distance Education and E-learning at AI-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU). These agents collaborate with each other and provide a distance e-learning environment that is interactive and efficient.