Mobility Education as a Service: General Concept, Model and Demo Portal

The rapidly evolving digital economy, driven by information technology, necessitates continuous employee upskilling due to shifting work dynamics. This demands a flexible, easily accessible educational environment that enables simultaneous work and learning, paving the way for the concept of Education as a Service (EaaS). EaaS leverages modern information technologies to establish a collaborative ecosystem among entities involved in education, enabling on-demand learning without geographical constraints. This study outlines an EaaS implementation approach research within the eMEDIATOR project. It delineates the EaaS ecosystem model, encompassing architecture components and a demonstrative portal showcasing EaaS functionalities. The article highlights eMEDIATOR’s research emphasis on virtual collaboration in educational mobility, offering a European-wide platform transcending national boundaries. The research embraces service-oriented, competence-based, and student-centered pedagogical principles, fostering industry-academia partnerships to address diverse employment needs in the European market. While exploring the developed EaaS model, the article assesses its strengths, limitations, and prospects for integrating emerging technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence…