Part 1: Learning objects and metadata. Learning objects: resources for learning worldwide / Stephen Downes -- A first step towards a theory of learning objects / Mike Sosteric and Susan Hesemeier -- Modelling units of learning from a pedagogical perspective / Rob Koper and René van Es -- Three objections to learning objects / Norm Friesen -- Learning objects revisited / Erik Duval and Wayne Hodgins -- Part 2: Constructing and creating learning objects. Designing effective learning objects / Mohamed Ally -- Learning objects: construction and creation / Stephen Downes -- Signs and objects: modelling learning objects on Peirce's theory of signs / Pithamber R. Polsani -- Transforming existing content into reusable learning objects / Monique Doorten, Bas Giesbers, José Janssen, Jan Daniels and Rob Koper -- Reuse, portability and interoperability of learning content: or, why educational modelling languages? / Peter B. Sloep -- Collaborative evaluation of learning objects / John C. Nesbit and Karen Belfer -- Part 3: Contextualization and standardization of learning objects. Context and the role of standards in increasing the value of learning objects / Robby Robson -- Context and metadata for learning, education, and training / Jon Mason -- Contextualized models and metadata for learning repositories / Heidrun Allert, Christoph Richter, Hadhami Dhraief, and Wolfgang Nejdl -- Moving further in e-learning standardization: towards a reference architecture / Luis Anido -- Reusable learning resources: building metadata management systems supporting interoperable learning object repositories / Demetrios G. Sampson and Pythagoras Karampiperis -- Part 4: Learning object profiles, applications and models. CanCore: guidelines for learning object metadata / Norm Friesen, Susan Hesemeier and Anthony Roberts -- POOL, POND and SPLASH: portals for online objects for learning / Griff Richards, Marek Hatala and Rory McGreal -- The Edutella P2P network: supporting democratic e-learning and communities of practice / Mikael Nilsson, Ambjörn Naeve and Matthias Palmér -- The Explor@2 learning object manager / Gilbert Paquette, Karin Lundgren-Cayrol, Alexis Miara and Louis Guérette -- The MERLOT model and the scholarship of teaching / Neil R. Kestner -- Part 5: From the Semantic Web to EML and instructional engineering. The Semantic Web and metadata decentralization / Sean B. Palmer -- Beyond educational objects to education modelling languages / Terry Anderson and Anita Petrinjak -- Semantic cobblestones: an interoperability mechanism for learning object repositories / Griff Richards and Marek Hatala -- Knowledge modelling for designing learning object / Fuhua Oscar Lin -- Educational modelling languages from an instructional engineering perspective / Gilbert Paquette -- Appendix: International metadata standards.
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E-learning is becoming integral to on-site education in universities worldwide. This book offers a comprehensive look at current technologies & practices in on-line education, with advice on the creation, adaption & implementation of learning objects & metadata.