E-learning solutions based on service-oriented technologies

Considering the current stage of development, where the nature of work is changing and moving towards virtual organization of activities, the educational process also undergoes deep changes. The effect of these changes is widely known as e-learning. The importance and marginal utility of e-learning become obvious against the background of world crisis. These are only a few reasons behind the unsurprising adoption of e-learning on global scale. Yet, the simple implementation of e-learning solutions is not enough to guarantee the success of this modern education technology. A successful solution will have to combine the human resource with the modern service-oriented technology. In this paper we will present the most important aspects of implementing a successful e-learning solution. They are: the current stage of implementing e-learning solutions in Romania and worldwide, modern technologies for e-learning, successful projects and case studies, conclusions and future research. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Prof. Huseyin Uzunboylu.