Collaborative Web-Based E-learning Environment for Information Security Curriculum

In recent years, the development of e-learning is very rapid. E-learning is an attractive and efficient way for computer education. Student interaction and collaboration also plays an important role in e-learning. In this paper, a collaborative web-based e-learning environment is presented. A wide range of interactive and collaborative methods are integrated into a web-based environment. This e-learning environment is designed for information security curriculum.

Authors:

• Wei Hu
• Tianzhou Chen
• Qingsong Shi

Keywords:

• E-learning
• information Security
• curriculum
• web-based environment.

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