Applying XML-based technologies to developing online courses: the case of a prototype learning environment

Purpose – This paper seeks to describe XML technologies and to show how they can be applied for developing webbased courses and supporting authors who do not have much experience with the preparation of web-based courses. Design/methodology/approach – When developing online courses the academic staff has to address the following problem – how to keep pace with the ever-changing technology. Using XML technologies helps to develop a learning environment which can be useful for academics when designing web-based courses, preparing the materials and then