Cloud-based Mash-up Authoring Tools for e-Learning

Ivan Madjarov

2014

Abstract

The objective of an e-Learning authoring tool is the creation of an accessible and reusable pedagogical content that is conforms to the existing e-Learning standards. We argue that this objective can be extended when the learning content is created on a multimodal SaaS authoring and publishing platform with an XML-based language for content and metadata description to satisfy instructional designers for a responsive interactivity coupled with rich and informative substance. This position paper presents a Cloud-services based solution for building a virtual and personal learning environment that combines a wide range of technology and tools for learning-content mash-up authoring and diffusion. The proposed service-based framework is intended to support lifelong learning content creation and to enable mash-up of various learning services and applications by adapting learning objects on desktop and small handheld devices.

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in Harvard Style

Madjarov I. (2014). Cloud-based Mash-up Authoring Tools for e-Learning . In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-020-8, pages 526-531. DOI: 10.5220/0004957105260531


in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu14,
author={Ivan Madjarov},
title={Cloud-based Mash-up Authoring Tools for e-Learning},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2014},
pages={526-531},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004957105260531},
isbn={978-989-758-020-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - Cloud-based Mash-up Authoring Tools for e-Learning
SN - 978-989-758-020-8
AU - Madjarov I.
PY - 2014
SP - 526
EP - 531
DO - 10.5220/0004957105260531