Trends in Linked Data-Based Educational Studies: A Review of Contributions in SSCI Journals

摘要

This paper reviews the research articles published in the years between 2016 and 2017 with a focus on using Linked Data technologies for enhancing learning. For this purpose, a survey was conducted and articles were selected according to two main criteria: (1) the paper must be in the technology-enhanced learning domain and published in one of the well-recognized journals indexed by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and listed in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), and (2) the paper must clearly show how to consume, produce, or both consume and produce Linked Data in the learning context. The survey results show the importance of using Linked Data as a powerful educational technology.