Interoperability for LMS: the missing piece to become the common place for e-learning innovation

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 130-141

  Alier, Marc Forment ^a   Guerrero, María José Casañ ^a   González, Miguel Ángel Conde ^b   Penalvo, Francisco José García ^b   Severance, Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

e learning; interoperability; learning management system; LMS; mobile learning; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892904719     PISSN: 17411009     EISSN: 17411017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKL.2010.034749     Document Type: Article

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