LaboRem: open lab for remote work

Abstract

The advances in communication networks together with the improvement of device interconnectivity and web technology make it possible nowadays to develop distant e-learning applications that encompass the entire learning process: not only lectures, tutorials and simulations, but also practical labwork on real or virtual instruments. Pros and cons of e-labs are listed in the literature, based on comparative studies between the three types of laboratories: hands-on, virtual and remote.