Standards of Building e-Learning Systems in Higher Education

Abstract

At the beginning of the 21st century, virtual education has been positioned as an alternative modality, among other aspects, due to psycho-pedagogical advances and constant technological innovation. There has also been an exponential increase in educational proposals online due to the influence exerted by globalization and the increase in the use of information and communication technologies to provide educational services. Thus, virtual teaching and the development of learning objects represent permanent research phenomena in all disciplinary areas. Digital learning is characterized by the convergence of methods, technologies, applications and services aimed at sustaining learning via the web-portals. Therefore, online training considers as fundamental aspects for the learning development of skills in the management of technological platforms. It is also clear that online education is intended to penetrate the education market at all levels, and this is what also prompts reflection on the potential impact on education in the present century.