A Systematic Review of Multimedia Resources to Support Teaching and Learning in Virtual Environments

The use of various types of media and communication technologies in e-learning activities enhances content visualization and user interaction, and increases learner engagement and effectiveness. The evolution of multimedia technologies in recent years has opened new opportunities of integrating multimedia resources to support on-line teaching and learning, although there is still a long way to go. In this paper, we present first an extensive state-of-the-art study of the application of multimedia resources to e-learning activities. Then, based on this study, we discuss on the benefits and drawbacks of multimedia resources and the main types of multimedia resources appropriate for e-learning purposes.