A Study to Determine what Kindof Learning Objects are Used in Higher Education Institutions

The proliferation of Web-based technologies during the last decade may have given the impression of wide-spread changes in educational practices. In fact the use of Web-based technologies in the teaching and learning process has obtained excellent results. On the other hand, there is also a constant use of educational content /Learning Objects (LO) in different formats and different types of platforms, enhanced by Web 2.0. The current study presents a comprehensive analysis of the use and effect of learning objects in a study about the development, availability and use of LO in Higher Education Institutions. It is reasonable to conclude that the Higher Education Institutions surveyed do not develop and do not reuse LO, which use SCORM and IMS content package specification. Finally, it also presents advantages and disadvantages of the educational use of these LO.