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Hellenic Open University
Abbreviation HOU
Type University
Location Greece
Website http://www.eap.gr/


HOU is the sole Greek State University that provides distance education in both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Consists of 4 Schools: Sciences & Technology, Humanities, Social Sciences, Applied Arts. Currently offers 6 B.Sc. and 26 M.Sc. programmes. As a tertiary educational institution, HOU's mission is largely identical to that of the other tertiary institutions of the country. However, its uniqueness lies in that it offers opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate study to wider social groups of the population, thereby making continuing education and lifelong learning possible for all.

E-Hoop Partner

HOU will be involved in the following project activities: 1. specification and design of the learning object model (LOM) to be adopted 2. specification, design and development of a database that will host a) the learning objects that will be developed during the project, b) student profiles 3. Specification, design and development of a www-based learning content delivery mechanism (the "sequencer").

HOU will assist in the preparation of the scientific grounding and literature review documents for the platform. HOU will also assist FC in the internal evaluation of the software as they are pioneers in software evaluation. Finally, HOU will contribute to the dissemination of the project and exploitation.



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