Title :
Architecture for Learning Objects Sharing among Learning Institutions—LOP2P
Author :
De Santiago, Rafael ; Raabe, André L A
Author_Institution :
Master Program on Appl. Comput. Sci., UNIVALI-Univ. do Vale Do Itajai (Itajai Valley Univ.), Itajai, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents an interoperability architecture that allows different educational institutions to share their learning object repositories, in order to create courses using Learning Management Systems (LMS). The initiative is in line with a current trend in educational institutions to produce learning objects and make them freely available through open web repositories. The proposed mechanism is based on Peer-to-Peer architecture, in which each institution is a peer. This paper details the two main components of the architecture, plug-in, for LMS-like systems, and Mediation Layer. Some implementation issues are also discussed.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; educational courses; educational institutions; open systems; peer-to-peer computing; LMS-like systems; LOP2P learning institutions; Mediation Layer; educational institutions; interoperability architecture; learning management systems; learning object repository; learning object sharing architecture; open Web repository; peer-to-peer architecture; Computer architecture; Least squares approximation; Licenses; Materials; Mediation; Peer to peer computing; Software; Learning objects; learning management systems; learning networks.;
Journal_Title :
Learning Technologies, IEEE Transactions on
