ORACLE iLearning – a Learning Managment System in the Higher Military Education in Hungary

Abstract

The modernization of the Hungarian Defence Force and the transition to all-volunteer force require permanent update of personnel knowledge and skills. Due to financial limitations, concentration of teaching staff and infrastructure, and demand for specialized military-professional knowledge, the proportion of conventional resident courses is expected to decrease significantly, while demand for organized conversion and follow-on training will highly increase. Conventional education is unable to meet that challenge, so it is inevitable that the Hungarian Home Defence Force to introduce and spread new educational methods, means and media. The distance learning system based on modern information and communication systems and ORACLE iLearning Learning Management System has proven to be efficient in both a national and international environment. Its relevance, quality, well-balanced content, high cost effectiveness, and the possibility of flexible learning at home cater for acquiring and permanent updating of necessary knowledge and skills, and helps transform learning from being a necessity to becoming an integral part of one’s way of life, becoming a routine activity for everyone.