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- Electronics remote lab integration into a MOOC – Achieving practical competences into MOOCsPublication . Loro, Felix Garcia; Sancristobal, Elio; Gil, Rosario; Diaz, Gabriel; Castro, Manuel; Albert-Gómez, Maria José; Alves, Gustavo R.Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) phenomenon introduces a new philosophy in educational models. Regardless of users’/students’ motivation when enrolling (lifelong learning, educational support, interest in new educational areas, etc.), MOOCs expand the ways of reaching knowledge. Flexibility is one of the key aspects of this new educational methodology. This flexibility has to be expanded/translated to all the aspects/features of the course. For educational institutions, traditional approaches must be left behind when designing courses and must provide a new approach to educational process. MOOCs fit very well to several areas of knowledge. However, they involve significant challenges for science MOOCs to be really effective, especially in developing courses. These educational challenges are highlighted in courses which need to offer practice-oriented learning in order to build successful crosscurricular capabilities and abilities. Nowadays, educational institutions trust in experimentation as one of the pillars in which learning is based. In fact, theoretical models used in books and in traditional classrooms just try to bring closer to students the actual behavior of real systems. Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide students with a laboratory in a totally/one hundred percent remote learning environment. This paper deals with the results of the integration of a remote laboratory in a MOOC; how it has been taken advantage of VISIR pros and how its cons have been solved, as well as the evolution of the global system (LMS+VISIR) in continuous improvement.
- VISIR Remote Laboratory: The Switching Matrix LimitationsPublication . Jacob, Frederico L.; Fidalgo, André V.; Ruiz, Elio San Cristobal; Loro, Felix Garcia; Lázaro Jacob, Frederico; Fidalgo, AndréIn a rapidly evolving world, technology plays a fundamental role in transforming the way students learn and interact with theoretical and practical concepts. A striking example of this progress is the Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality (VISIR), a popular remote laboratory platform developed for teaching specific subjects such as analog electronics and electricity. This laboratory allows students to conduct practical experiments over the internet, potentially using real equipment, installed in a distant location, and controlled remotely. Therefore, students can access the VISIR remote laboratory through a web browser and interact with instruments and circuits as if they were in a conventional laboratory. However, probably because it has not received any relevant updates for quite some time, this platform presents several limitations, which will be explored in this paper, essentially those currently existing in the Switching Matrix. This approach was based on information published in scientific literature combined with feedback from intensive user and owner experiences. This evaluation aims to identify various weaknesses (technical, educational or pedagogical, operational, and economical) of the Switching Matrix, which may be considered threats to the future of the VISIR remote laboratory and affect its performance and stability, as well as its expansion to a wider community of users. It should be noted that suggestions for solutions to correct the limitations of this part of the remote platform are not given.