Towards a learning path specification

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-97

  Janssen, José ^a   Berlanga, Adriana ^a   Vogten, Hubert ^a,b   Koper, Rob ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b TENCompetence Integrated Project

Author keywords

Competences; exchanging course related information; IMS learning design; IMS LD; Learning outcomes; Learning path specification; Lifelong learning; Metadata; XCRI

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METADATA;

COMPETENCES; EXCHANGING COURSE-RELATED INFORMATION; LEARNING DESIGN; LEARNING OUTCOMES; LEARNING PATH SPECIFICATION; LIFELONG LEARNING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 37849016862     PISSN: 15604624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCEELL.2008.016077     Document Type: Article

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