Semantic Web and Education

Vladan Devedžić (auth.)9780387354163, 0387354166, 0387354174, 9780387354170

The first section of Semantic Web and Education surveys the basic aspects and features of the Semantic Web. After this basic review, the book turns its focus to its primary topic of how Semantic Web developments can be used to build attractive and more successful education applications.

The book analytically discusses the technical areas of architecture, metadata, learning objects, software engineering trends, and more. Integrated with these technical topics are the examinations of learning-oriented topics such as learner modeling, collaborative learning, learning management, learning communities, ontological engineering of web-based learning, and related topics. The result is a thorough and highly useful presentation on the confluence of the technical aspects of the Semantic Web and the field of Education or the art of teaching. The book will be of considerable interest to researchers and students in the fields Information Systems, Computer Science, and Education.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xi
Introduction to Web-Based Education….Pages 1-28
Introduction to the Semantic Web….Pages 29-69
The Setting for Semantic Web-Based Education….Pages 71-99
Architectural Issues….Pages 101-129
Learning Technology Standardization Efforts….Pages 131-173
Personalization Issues….Pages 175-219
Ontological Engineering for Semantic Web-Based Education….Pages 221-283
Applications and Research….Pages 285-325
Back Matter….Pages 327-353