The role of directory services in online education delivery: The GESTALT example

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 5-24

  Konstantopoulos, M ^a   Spyrou, T ^a   Koutsabasis, P ^a   Darzentas, J S ^a   Lambrinoudakis, C ^a   Darzentas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Directory services; Distance learning; Learning environments; Metadata; Profiles

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION USE; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; METADATA; ONLINE SEARCHING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

DIRECTORY SERVICES; DISTANCE LEARNING; EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS; LEARNING MODULES; MATCHING LEARNING REQUIREMENTS; ON-DEMAND ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; ONLINE EDUCATION DELIVERY;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0035021160     PISSN: 09574344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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