Abstract:

In higher education the institutions invest huge amount of resources into developing e-learning curricula. Teachers introduce use them in open, distance and blended courses.

Can students use them in an effective way? Do they have difficulties in learning these curricula, creating the electronic documents that the exercises need, downloading and uploading the files, etc. Teachers’ experiences show some problems in this field. What can be the problems? Do students have the necessary knowledge for using the curricula and the electronic learning environments that they have to use? Do they dispose of the adequate competences and computer skills that the electronic curricula and learning environments require during their studies?

This presentation examines the required competencies of students that enable using electronic materials and electronic learning environments, and difficulties which appear on this field. We organize the competencies and difficulties into a clear-cut system that can help teachers to detect shortcomings and solve the problems.

Keywords:

Computer competencies, electronic learning.