On the development of educational resources for smart industrial manufacturing teaching and learning

Smart industrial manufacturing systems development is based on an efficient education of manufacturing engineers that integrates advanced technologies (e.g. related to Industry 4.0). From the academic education point of view, an important issue that need to be addressed when developing e-learning platforms or different types of tutoring systems for computer aided learning (such as distance learning or online learning) refers to educational resources identification, design, and implementation. A literature review in this area reveals different types of educational resources as for example: theoretical resources (e.g. course modules), practical resources (e.g. laboratory or seminar modules), ontologies, software tools, educational applications, demonstrators, and simulations. The paper presents methodological issues associated with the development of educational resources for smart manufacturing teaching and learning. Also, some educational resources, a prototype ontology and some simulations for industrial manufacturing are discussed.