Foziah Gazzawe

By Foziah Gazzawe

In this chapter, the focus will be on how modern technology has changed the concept and ideas of education in colleges and universities, how technology has been adapted to education, and the benefit of using it to facilitate the educational process by both lecturers and students. This research is important as it will demonstrate the effect e-learning has on educational methods, and the relationship technology has in improving the educational process. It was found that the University of Everywhere has solved the basic problems of providing one-to-one education to large numbers of people regardless of where they are located, in addition to the most important advantage of the idea of courses and education via the Internet and how the online collaborative learning environment allows more students to participate fully during classroom time. This chapter is useful in demonstrating to learners how they can continue to study even after they graduate from schools and universities by accessing the MOOC that is available free of charge and upon request, which helps in achieving a more participatory learning culture. This chapter also makes software recommendations for students and addresses critical features needed within the tools.

Part of the book: Massive Open Online Courses - Current Practice and Future Trends

By Foziah Gazzawe

Ontology is often interchanged with metaphysics and is the study of existence. Ontology has evolved and is used in many industries, including artificial intelligence (AI); however, there is inadequate information on how it is applicable in information science. The goal of this paper is to explore ontology and show how it is applied in information science and its integration with AI. The methodology for this paper is qualitative methods, using a systematic review of documents from online databases. The researcher assessed a total of 160 documents, and after the removal of duplicates and irrelevant sources, only 19 were found to meet the requirements through a systematic review. They show an overview of ontology, how it has been used in information science and AI, its development, advantages, and disadvantages. The results show how technology, particularly AI, has influenced ontology adoption in information science. In the future, more experts are needed to ensure that computers process human commands without being destructive, highlighting the importance of ontology in creating intelligent, context-aware AI systems.

Part of the book: Knowledge Management Dynamics in a Transformative Environment