Mobile agent based paradigm for e-Learning environment

Abstract

Mobile Agent (MA) technology is attracting more attention. Mobile Agent goes through many applications via web like auction rooms, job finder…etc. Mobile Agent technology may solve many problems for many enterprises. e-Learning attracts most recent technologies trying to model and to present the most ideal and suitable solution to covers most of the processes needed in its web_based environment. Mobile Agent enters the field of e-Learning to facilitate the mechanism with the learning environment between the various parties. This paper highlights some of the problems that appear in the web_based virtual learning environment (VLE), and presents a paradigm with one of the recent and core technologies as a solution for the problems; the Mobile Agent. This paper shows the interactive and vital role of the Mobile Agent in joining intellectual efforts between students and teachers working in a secure VLE taking in consideration agents' roles, tasks and interactions in the analysis.