Agent-based Support for Continuous Evaluation of E-Courses

Adaptive-course development is a complex activity, and it results more difficult as the flexibility of the course grows, i.e. as the number of adaptive features increases. Particularly, it is difficult to evaluate whether the course fulfills the needs of each kind of student. This task, which should be continuously carried out while the course is available for old and new students, is very complex and requires using tools that support the evaluations. In this work we present the use of an autonomous agent to incorporate the continuous evaluation process support into adaptive-course systems. This agent is able to detect the need of modifying a course when it is not completely fulfilling every student requirements and needs, being able in some cases to suggest improvement changes.