[u' @inproceedings{sancristobal_state_2012, address = {Rome, Italy}, title = {State of {Art}, {Initiatives} and {New} {Challenges} for {Virtual} and {Remote} {Labs}}, doi = {10.1109/ICALT.2012.232}, abstract = {Until a few decades ago, face to face classrooms and hand-on laboratories were the common solution for teaching theory and practice. But, new e-Learning tools have emerged and learning methodologies such as blended and distance learning have taken an important space in learning initiatives. Among them are virtual and remote Labs which provide student with a learning environment where can carry out the experiments through Internet and acquire the needed skills to develop his future jobs. This paper describes the importance of virtual and remote labs and their usage in learning scenarios.}, booktitle = {2012 {IEEE} 12th {International} {Conference} on {Advanced} {Learning} {Technologies} ({ICALT})}, author = {Sancristobal, Elio and Martin, Sergio and Gil, Rosario and Orduna, Pablo and Tawfik, Mohamed and Pesquera, Alberto and Diaz, Gabriel and Colmenar, Antonio and Garc\xeda-Zubia, Javier and Castro, Manuel}, month = jul, year = {2012}, keywords = {Distance learning, E-Learning, remote laboratories}, pages = {714--715} }']