Using an SWS Based Integration Approach for Learning Management Systems Adaptation and Reconfiguration

Nowadays, the rapidly changing Information and Communication Technologies bring new opportunities to the e-learning field. One of these opportunities is the use of LMS (Learning Management System) platforms. LMSs have to be able to interact with external applications and thus reconfigure their functionalities. In this context, the present paper aims at proposing an approach for integrating external tools into LMSs. In our approach, we suggest a solution based on Semantic Web Services (SWS) and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)s. The main advantage of this solution is that it can be applied to any integration based e-Learning scenario.