Knowledge Transactions in a Semantically Enriched eLearning Platform Using ICT for delivering relevant content to users in a distributed educational setup

Abstract

The entire educational infrastructure has been revolutionized by ICT. In a distributed educational setup, ICT has made it possible to capture and deliver contents to students, faculty and other information seekers creating a situation where eLearning becomes more appealing. The use of ICT made it possible to have access to most up-to-date information when and wherever people want to have at their convenience. The modus is becoming more user friendly with a wide array of user friendly open source applications. In this paper the role and significance of content users is discussed in context of semantic eLearning systems. The ontology characteristics and advancement in eLearning is also discussed. An ontology is also proposed for rule based semantic eLearning portal architecture detailing the users’ rights management.