The learning grid handbook : concepts, technologies and applications / edited by Saverio Salerno ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Salerno, Saverio.

Series:

Future of learning ; v. 2.

Future of learning ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet in education.

Web-based instruction.

Computer-assisted instruction.

Educational technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Ios Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Deals with the concept of Learning Grid and related technologies. This book analyses and compares various languages for the dynamic composition of distributed learning resources and services in a Learning Grid.

Contents:

Title page; Preface; Contents; Concept and Technologies; The Anatomy of the Learning Grid; Educational Modelling and Service Composition on the Learning Grid; Semantic Description and Matchmaking of Learning Grid Services; Application Scenarios for a Learning Grid; Applications; ELeGI: A European Grid Infrastructure for Formal Learning; Gridcole, a Tailorable System for the Realization of Scripted Collaborative Learning Situations Using Grid Service-Based Tools; Application Design of Learning Grid in Computer-Mediated Communication

The Akogrimo Mobile Grid Framework as Enabling Technology for Next Generation eLearning Paradigms L4 All, a Web-Service Based System for Lifelong Learners; Personalisation Services for Self e-Learning Networks; A Grid Approach to Efficiently Embed Information and Knowledge About Group Activity into Collaborative Learning Applications; Grid-Based Interactive Virtual Scientific Experiments for Distributed Virtual Communities; Educational Services in the ACTIVEMATH Learning Environment; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

6611733698

1-281-73369-5

9786611733698

1-4356-7784-6

1-60750-305-0

600-00-0582-2

1-4337-1229-6

OCLC:

437212160