Semantic Technologies for Learning and Teaching in the Web 2.0 Era

Deploying semantic tools and services over a field of linked data could be a way to address many current challenges of higher education. The strengths of semantic technologies for learning and teaching, and their benefits for digital libraries, virtual communities, and e-learning, have been a major topic of discussion during recent years. Experts argue that semantic technologies can enhance the advanced learning experience by using the expressive power of metadata to describe learning content, people, and services, and then matching these intelligently.