Collaborative Learning Tools in Higher Education and Life-Long Learning

Most of the articles published in the last years highlight teaching and learning approaches and technologies integrated in complex applications and present the concepts used for creating and presenting the educational content. They refer to the methodologies used in self and collaborative learning, including problem- and project-based learning. The assessment process is also illustrated in several articles but there is no a generic framework that complies with the rules of both higher education and life-long learning. Our proposal is focused on advanced concepts for improving the e-learning services and how a generic framework can be customized for higher education, life-long learning and e-recruitment. This book chapter presents a virtual collaboration prototype that supports both interpersonal and inter-process collaborative learning services and can be considered the core of an educational community