ABSTRACT
'E-learning is integral to on-site education institutions worldwide, and the rapid explosion of interest in the subject means that this timely, cutting-edge book will be an instant and indispensable resource. Among educators, the development of reusable learning objects made accessible via the internet is ever more important to teaching and learning.
This book provides a comprehensive look at a state-of-the-art online education, and presents advice on the creation, adaptation and implementation of learning objects and metadata. Including articles written by some of the leading innovators in the field, this book takes the reader through:
- designing effective learning objects;
- creating learning objects;
- transforming existing content into reusable learning objects;
- building a metadata management system.
This book will be essential reference material for learning technologists, course developers at learning institutions, postgraduate students, teachers and learners in the field of e-learning.'
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|65 pages
Learning Objects and Metadata
part II|71 pages
Constructing and Creating Learning Objects
chapter 10|10 pages
Reuse, portability and interoperability of learning content
part III|67 pages
Contextualization and Standardization of Learning Objects
chapter 16|15 pages
Reusable learning objects
part IV|54 pages
Learning Object Profiles, Applications and Models
chapter 19|10 pages
The Edutella P2P network
part V|70 pages
From the Semantic Web to EML and Instructional Engineering