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Journal of Information Science and Engineering, Vol. 21 No. 5, pp. 911-928


An e-Learning Platform Based on Grid Architecture


Chao-Tung Yang and Hsin-Chuan Ho
High-Performance Computing Laboratory 
Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering 
Tunghai University 
Taichung, 407 Taiwan 
E-mail: ctyang@thu.edu.tw


    The overall popularity of the Internet has helped e-learning become a hot method for learning in recent years. Over the Internet, learners can freely absorb new knowledge without restrictions on time or place. Many companies have adopted e-learning to train their employees. An e-learning system can make an enterprise more competitive by increasing the knowledge of its employees. E-learning has been shown to have impressive potential in e-commerce. At present, most e-learning environment architectures use single computers or servers as their structural foundations. As soon as their work loads increase, their software and hardware must be updated or renewed. This is a big burden on organizations that lack sufficient funds. Thus, in this study we employ a kind of Grid Computing technology, called the “Data Grid” to integrate idle computer resources in enterprises into e-learning platforms, thus eliminating the need to purchase costly high-level servers and other equipment.


Keywords: e-learning, grid computing, data grid, partner schools, grid portal

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