Meta-Data Application in Development, Exchange and Delivery of Digital Reusable Learning Content

Using a survey, conducted among students at Sofia University “St. K. Ohridski” (the biggest University in Bulgaria), a general need for more adaptive and flexible learning content was identified. Meta-data and their standardisation are seen as a promising technology for achieving this goal. On the base of analysis of existing standards, a model for meta-data application in reusable learning resources delivery is proposed. It is further shown how the model can be applied in existing Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) in order to achieve more adaptive learning content delivery. This will allow future research in the filed of meta-data use in delivery of learning materials via mobile technologies and for satisfying special needs of people with disabilities.