This volume comprises a collection of papers presented at an Open Data in Education Seminar and
the LILE workshops during 2014-2015. In the first part of the book two chapters give different
perspectives on the current use of linked and open data in education including the use of
technology and the topics that are being covered. The second part of the book focuses on the
specific practical applications that are being put in place to exploit open and linked data in
education today.The goal of this book is to provide a snapshot of current activities and to
share and disseminate the growing collective experience on open and linked data in education.
This volume brings together research results studies and practical endeavors from initiatives
spread across several countries around the world. These initiatives are laying the foundations
of open and linked data in the education movement and leading the way through innovative
applications.
