The Eurydices System: Objectives and Services

Abstract

In this paper, we present the objectives and the services of Eurydices, an extranet-basedsystem aiming to teach virtual classes of geographically dispersed academic participants. Eurydiceshas unique features enabling it to cover efficiently all aspects of tele-training environments for theGreek Universities Network (GUNet). The system integrates an extranet with advanced distancelearning applications offering on-line and off-line content delivery. In this way, the sense ofcollaboration among the participants is intensified. In total, compared to traditional distancelearning tools the system's ultimate advantages will comprise its training efficiency as well as itsability to reach more students.