Title :
Service-Oriented E-Learning Platforms: From Monolithic Systems to Flexible Services
Author :
Dagger, Declan ; O´Connor, Alexander ; Lawless, Séamus ; Walsh, Eddie ; Wade, Vincent P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Trinity Coll., Dublin
Abstract :
The learning management system (LMS) has dominated Internet-based education for the past two decades. However, the traditional LMS is failing to keep pace with advances in Internet technologies and social interactions online. To support technological diversity, current frameworks such as the e-learning framework (ELF), the IMS abstract framework, and the open knowledge initiative (OKI) have defined the initial steps toward service-oriented e-learning platforms. Next-generation platforms will be based on these service-oriented visions. The authors discuss LMS evolution and present core challenges that must be addressed to achieve information interoperability in next-generation e-learning platforms
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; open systems; IMS abstract framework; Internet-based education; e-learning framework; information interoperability; learning management system; next-generation service-oriented e-learning platforms; open knowledge initiative; Computer aided instruction; Cultural differences; Electronic learning; Environmental management; Geophysical measurement techniques; Ground penetrating radar; Least squares approximation; Licenses; Web and internet services; World Wide Web; Internet technologies; e-learning platforms; interoperability; service-oriented architectures;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2007.70
