Distance Learning Technology based on NetOp Virtual Classrooms

Abstract

Preface Public Association RENAM is a non-governmental, non-commercial and non-prot organization, established in the form of the public institution, carrying out its activities in conformity with the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, with legislation of the Republic of Moldova, with international norms and conventions and with the its Statute. Principal purpose of RENAM is a contiguous development of communication and information infrastructure of the scientic and educational community of the Republic of Moldova, creation of appropriate conditions for permanent network development for science and education by means of collaborated efforts of scientic and educational institutions; providing access to the national and foreign databases and distance learning facilities. Networking infrastructure for science and education in Moldova development passed several stages. Initially many scientic and educational organizations in Moldova developed their internal networking segments separately, as independent sub-networks, but soon the real needs of scientic-educati onal society have required uniting these efforts. An organization of collaborated activity can be subdivided in some stages and the rst practical results were obtained in 1996, when the Moldovan Department of Soros Foundation together with the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and the leading Universities proposed an initiative of creation of scientic-educati onal network "Moldnet". RENAM directly follows goals and structures built during previous project of creation and development of AMNET (Academic Moldavian Network) infrastructure . AMNET had the aim to join more than 25 research institutes of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (ASM), Universities and other non-governmental organizations of Moldova in 3 main stages: