Comparative Analysis of Adaptation in Adaptive Educational Hypermedia and IMS- Learning Design

Abstract

Currently, Adaptive Educational Hypermedia (AEH) and IMS Learning Design (IMS-LD) are separate research areas, with little shared knowledge between them. Their goal, however, is the same: to design, author and implement the best possible learning experience for the learner. This paper addresses the issue of differences and similarities between AEH and IMS-LD with regard to knowledge representation and adaptation and investigates, generically, as well as for the specific case of the Layered AHS Authoring-Model and Operators (LAOS) framework, how these paradigms can benefit from each other.