EN 15982:2011
(Main)Metadata for Learning Opportunities (MLO) - Advertising
Metadata for Learning Opportunities (MLO) - Advertising
This European Standard specifies the characteristics of electronic representation of Learning Opportunities in order to facilitate their advertising and subsequent discovery by prospective learners.
Key users of the standard will be:
- those who provide opportunities for learning and wish to advertise them;
- those who offer electronic search services that aggregate results from multiple Learning Opportunity providers;
- those who wish to compare Learning Opportunities that have been represented electronically.
This European Standard specifies an abstract model for representing Learning Opportunities. The model specifies three resources about which metadata can be stored to facilitate advertising of Learning Opportunities:
a) the Learning Opportunity Provider;
b) the Learning Opportunity Specification; and
c) the Learning Opportunity Instance.
This European Standard specifies the characteristics of relations between the three resources and recommends a core set of metadata for each.
Metadaten für Lernangebote (MLO) - Werbung
Diese Europäische Norm legt die Eigenschaften für die elektronische Darstellung von Lernangeboten fest, um ihre Werbung und die nachfolgende Informationsgewinnung durch potentielle Lernende zu erleichtern.
Hauptanwender dieser Norm sind:
- Personen, die Lernangebote bereitstellen und für diese werben möchten,
- Personen, die elektronische Suchdienste für die Zusammenstellung von Ergebnissen mehrerer Anbieter von Lernangeboten anbieten, und
- Personen, die elektronisch dargestellte Lernangebote miteinander vergleichen möchten.
Diese Europäische Norm legt ein abstraktes Modell zur Darstellung von Lernangeboten fest. Dieses Modell beschreibt drei Ressourcen, über die Metadaten zur Erleichterung der Werbung für Lernangebote gespeichert werden können:
a) den Anbieter des Lernangebots;
b) die Lernangebotsspezifikation;
c) die Instanz des Lernangebots.
Diese Europäische Norm legt die Eigenschaften der Beziehung dieser drei Ressourcen untereinander fest und empfiehlt für jede einzelne eine Kernmenge von Metadaten.
Métadonnées pour les opportunités d'apprendre - Publicité
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les caractéristiques de la représentation électronique des opportunités d’apprendre afin d’en faciliter la publicité et la découverte ultérieure par les apprenants potentiels.
Les principaux utilisateurs de la norme seront :
- ceux qui fournissent des opportunités d’apprendre et qui souhaitent en faire la promotion ;
- ceux qui offrent des services électroniques de recherche qui agrègent les résultats émanant de multiples fournisseurs d’opportunités d’apprendre ;
- ceux qui souhaitent comparer les opportunités d’apprendre qui sont représentées sous forme électronique.
La présente Norme européenne établit un modèle abstrait de représentation des opportunités d’apprendre. Ce modèle spécifie trois ressources pour lesquelles il est possible de stocker des métadonnées pour faciliter la publicité des opportunités d’apprendre :
a) le fournisseur d’opportunités d’apprendre ;
b) la spécification d’opportunité d’apprendre ; et
c) l’instance d’opportunité d’apprendre.
La présente Norme européenne définit les caractéristiques des relations entre les trois ressources et recommande un ensemble de métadonnées de base pour chacune d’elles.
Metapodatki za učne možnosti (MLO) - Oglaševanje
Ta evropski standard določa značilnosti elektronske predstavitve učnih možnosti, da bi olajšal njihovo oglaševanje in posledično odkrivanje perspektivnih učencev. Glavni uporabniki standarda bodo: - tisti, ki zagotavljajo učne možnosti in jih želijo oglaševati; - tisti, ki ponujajo elektronske storitve iskanja, ki združujejo rezultate več izvajalcev učnih možnosti; - tisti, ki želijo primerjati učne možnosti, predstavljene v elektronski obliki. Ta evropski standard za predstavljanje učnih možnosti določa abstraktni model. Model določa tri vire, o katerih se lahko shranjujejo metapodatki za lažje oglaševanje učnih možnosti: a) izvajalec učnih možnosti; b) specifikacija učnih možnosti; in c) primer učnih možnosti. Ta evropski standard določa značilnosti odnosov med temi tremi viri in za vsakega priporoča osnovni nabor metapodatkov.
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 06-Sep-2011
- Withdrawal Date
- 30-Mar-2012
- Current Stage
- 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
- Start Date
- 05-Mar-2023
- Completion Date
- 14-Apr-2025
Overview
EN 15982:2011 - Metadata for Learning Opportunities (MLO) - Advertising defines a lightweight, machine-readable model to describe and advertise learning opportunities so prospective learners and third‑party services can discover, compare and aggregate offerings. The standard specifies an abstract data model built around three core resources: Learning Opportunity Provider (LOP), Learning Opportunity Specification (LOS) and Learning Opportunity Instance (LOI). It is designed to be easy to implement, to fit existing business processes and to work with semantic web and web‑based architectures.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Three-resource model: metadata relates to the provider (LOP), the abstract specification of a course or program (LOS) and concrete instances (LOI) such as scheduled runs.
- Core metadata set: the standard recommends core properties to advertise LOs, including url, location, qualification, credit, languageOfInstruction, level, start, duration, cost, prerequisite, places, engagement, objective, assessment and relationship properties (for example, offeredAt linking LOS/LOI to LOP).
- Semantic/web technologies: uses URIs, RDF/RDFS concepts and aligns with web identifiers (IETF‑RFC2396). Properties use namespaces (mlo:) and may be combined with other vocabularies.
- Conformance model: allows claims of strict or general conformance for instances, bindings (exchange formats) and applications (providers and consumers). Implementations can be strictly conforming (only classes/properties from the standard) or conforming (may include extensions).
- Interoperability note: the standard intentionally defines the data model but does not mandate controlled vocabularies; it supports integration with existing vocabularies and schemes (e.g., ECTS exchange is supported at design level).
Practical applications
- Course and program advertising on institutional websites or learning marketplaces using standard metadata to improve discoverability.
- Aggregation/search services (aggregators, brokers) that harvest descriptions from multiple providers to offer unified search, comparison and application workflows.
- Comparative tools that automatically compare learning opportunities across providers (credits, level, cost, language).
- Integration with portals and student services (application processing, financial services) that rely on consistent metadata.
Who should use it
- Educational institutions, training providers and continuing education organisers who want to publish interoperable learning‑opportunity metadata.
- Developers and operators of aggregator/search/broker platforms that collect and index learning offerings.
- LMS integrators and data architects building discovery, comparison and application workflows.
Related standards
- ISO 15836 (Dublin Core) - referenced for element mapping (e.g., date, language).
- W3C recommendations (RDF/RDFS) and IETF RFCs for URIs.
Keywords: EN 15982, Metadata for Learning Opportunities, MLO‑AD, learning opportunity metadata, learning opportunity advertising, learning opportunity discovery, learning opportunity provider, LOS, LOI, semantic web.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 15982:2011 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Metadata for Learning Opportunities (MLO) - Advertising". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies the characteristics of electronic representation of Learning Opportunities in order to facilitate their advertising and subsequent discovery by prospective learners. Key users of the standard will be: - those who provide opportunities for learning and wish to advertise them; - those who offer electronic search services that aggregate results from multiple Learning Opportunity providers; - those who wish to compare Learning Opportunities that have been represented electronically. This European Standard specifies an abstract model for representing Learning Opportunities. The model specifies three resources about which metadata can be stored to facilitate advertising of Learning Opportunities: a) the Learning Opportunity Provider; b) the Learning Opportunity Specification; and c) the Learning Opportunity Instance. This European Standard specifies the characteristics of relations between the three resources and recommends a core set of metadata for each.
This European Standard specifies the characteristics of electronic representation of Learning Opportunities in order to facilitate their advertising and subsequent discovery by prospective learners. Key users of the standard will be: - those who provide opportunities for learning and wish to advertise them; - those who offer electronic search services that aggregate results from multiple Learning Opportunity providers; - those who wish to compare Learning Opportunities that have been represented electronically. This European Standard specifies an abstract model for representing Learning Opportunities. The model specifies three resources about which metadata can be stored to facilitate advertising of Learning Opportunities: a) the Learning Opportunity Provider; b) the Learning Opportunity Specification; and c) the Learning Opportunity Instance. This European Standard specifies the characteristics of relations between the three resources and recommends a core set of metadata for each.
EN 15982:2011 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 35.240.90 - IT applications in education; 35.240.99 - IT applications in other fields. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Metadaten für Lernangebote (MLO) - WerbungMétadonnées pour les opportunités d'apprendre - PublicitéMetadata for Learning Opportunities (MLO) - Advertising35.240.99IT applications in other fieldsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15982:2011SIST EN 15982:2011en,fr,de01-november-2011SIST EN 15982:2011SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 15982
September 2011 ICS 35.240.99 English Version
Metadata for Learning Opportunities (MLO) - Advertising
Métadonnées pour les opportunités d'apprendre - Publicité Metadaten für Lernangebote (MLO) - Werbung This European Standard was approved by CEN on 29 July 2011.
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