E-LEARNING AS TOOL TO SUPPORT CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION. CASE STUDY - GENERIC REFERENCE CURRICULUM, RECOMMENDED BY NATO, AVAILABLE AS E-LEARNING COURSE

Abstract

The aim of the article is to address the challenges and opportunities for academic education, as a consequence of the technological revolution, with particular emphasis on the context of the e-learning solutions and applications. The aim is also to formulate recommendations regarding the best practices within the information and communication technologies in education. In this context the cooperation between Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes, and the NATO International Staff, aiming to develop the reference curricula, is presented – designed for employment by the defense education institutions. The respective documents are available, also for the Defence Education Enhancement Program (DEEP) partner countries. As the case study, the Reference Curriculum on Cybersecurity is shown as the e-learning solution, available on the NATO DEEP ADL Portal and LMS ILIAS platform of the Elk Campus Branch of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.