Purpose The aim of this paper is to present an initiative of application of the Linked Data principles to promote data interoperability between heterogeneous OpenCourseWare (OCW) repositories and to enhance the search and discovery of contents created and shared by the universities. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a case study of how Linked Data technologies can be applied for the enh...

Over the past few years, many higher educational institutions have begun to implement e-learning technologies, initially by blending them with conventional classroom activities. For an educational change like this to be truly reformative, as the educational authorities wish, universities/colleges will need to effectively manage this transition, as well as provide technical support to all releva...

In this paper we point out the benefits of using structured content in Web Based Training (WBT) scenarios. Using an XML compliant subset of the DocBook document type definition –enriched with semantics for interactive hypermedia and educational elements– we present a complete publishing workflow for educational online material. Original content is authored in an SGML/XML editor, then processed ...

The concept of learning object appears as a mean to improve the reuse of educational resources in digital format.The Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a common model for learning objects that makes easy the reutilization of educational contents between different systems. The objective of this paper is to show how an educational content in form of learning object packaged under ...

Graphic representation of clickable areas in computer interfaces should allow mental representations that facilitate systems navigation during the cognitive process. If it doesn't happen users can feel lost. When thinking about websites designed to children with both entertainment and educational intention these systems must stimulates this kind of users. As many other activities for children n...

The educational environment has been increasingly acknowledged as vital for high-quality medical education. As a result, several instruments have been developed to measure medical educational environment quality. However, there appears to be no consensus about which concepts should be measured. The absence of a theoretical framework may explain this lack of consensus. Therefore, we aimed to (1)...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the degree of globalization of important indicators of education system in Iran including teaching approaches, educational tools and facilities, curriculums and contents, and education management. Findings suggest that the situation of Iranian education system has some distance with the globalized level and post modernism and is more aligned with traditio...

Web-based learning environments (WBLE), have emerged as the result of educators’ attempts, in the pursuit of learning goals, to wrap together contents, pedagogy, and technological features of the Internet. This article provides an interim summary of a research project aiming to characterize and understand the role of WBLE in education. The article provides (a) a brief description of the project...

EFTWeb proposes an approach to unify educational materials – contents – and their operation under education, learning and training activities. The proposed model allows content reuse no matter is produced by teachers or students. It also offers an open collection of educational material to be explored. As a complement, it provides a structured approach to the educational materials storage as us...

Mobile device environment has increased demand for educational resources that can be accessed on and off-campus. The resources such as digital textbooks provide various features including multimedia, web-based application and annotation functionality, yet a number of usability issues remains for digital textbook to be a useful educational element. Especially, a digital textbook allows a learner...