An ontology-based course editor (OBCE) for SCORM-compliant learning objects

The purpose of this study is to develop an ontology-based course editor (OBCE) for authoring learning materials on content repository management system (CRMS). Ontologies play a pivotal role in authoring a SCORM-compliant learning objects, where they will provide an outline of precisely defined terms that can be communicated across teachers by visualized presentations. The outlines of teaching materials likely rely on conceptual models in the form of ontologies that open the way to move from learning object oriented view to a content framework oriented view in terms of authoring teaching materials. OBCE has an easy to use interface on the Web and allows teachers to exploit the full power of learning objects such as SCO or SCA (shared content object or asset). It provides functionalities to support outline design of learning materials more dynamically. The result of this study is that teachers can easily edit their outlines of learning materials on CRMS in terms of dynamic construction that fitting their teaching context or students´ needs. Finally, the implications of this study for education are also included.