A semantic approach to discovering learning services in grid-based collaborative systems

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 709-719

  Vega Gorgojo, Guillermo ^a   Bote Lorenzo, Miguel L ^a   Gómez Sánchez, Eduardo ^a   Dimitriadis, Yannis A ^a   Asensio Pérez, Juan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

CSCL systems; Learning services; Semantic web services; Service discovery

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EDUCATION; SEMANTICS; SUPERCOMPUTERS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CSCL SYSTEMS; LEARNING SERVICES; ONTOLOGY; SEMANTIC WEB SERVICES; SERVICE DISCOVERY;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33646133417     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2006.02.012     Document Type: Article

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