(Semantic web) services for e-learning

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 298-315

  Millard, David E ^a   Doody, Karl ^a   Davis, Hugh C ^a   Gilbert, Lester ^a   Howard, Yvonne ^a  

^a Barry) Tao, Feng   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

e learning; knowledge management; ontology; question bank; reasoning; semantic web; Service Oriented Architecture; SOA; web services

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349108200     PISSN: 17411009     EISSN: 17411017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijkl.2008.020670     Document Type: Article

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