Hellenic Open University

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.

Today, HOU has 15430 active undergraduate students, 10720 active postgraduate students, 67 active PhD students, 38 members of academic research staff, 138 administrative staff and 1520 tutors.

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.

Category:E-Hoop, Unified e-Hoop approach to learning differences