CLOUD-BASED E-LEARNING FOR THE NEEDS OF BULGARIAN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Cover Image

КЛАУД БАЗИРАНО ЕЛЕКТРОННО ОБУЧЕНИЕ ЗА НУЖДИТЕ НА БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ БИЗНЕС ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ
CLOUD-BASED E-LEARNING FOR THE NEEDS OF BULGARIAN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Author(s): Petia Emilova, Veselin Popov, Teodor Tachev
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Стопанска академия »Д. А. Ценов«
Keywords: cloud services;staff training;e-learning;Web 2.0.

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the potential of the technologies of cloud computing and Web 2.0 for turning e- learning into an effective business practice for Bulgarian organizations. To achieve this objective, the authors solved the following tasks: studying the socio-economic aspects of e-learning and the use of cloud computing and Web 2.0 in education; analyzing cloud-based e-learning models; examining the current status of e-learning in Bulgaria and the prospects for turning it into an effective business practice; proposing an authors’ model for cloud-based elearning, suitable for the needs and peculiarities of Bulgarian organizations. The research thesis of the study is that cloud computing and Web 2.0 technologies have significant and multifaceted (technical, economic and social) potential for turning e-learning into an efficient business practice. For this purpose, Bulgarian organizations can adapt different strategies and models.

  • Issue Year: 23/2016
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 65-94
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Bulgarian