scope:

A web objects based ubiquitous self-directed learning (uSDL) service provides the educational capabilities in a setting of pervasive or omnipresent computing environment to support various contexts of learner's situations and capabilities. This Recommendation provides the followings:

- an overview of web objects based uSDL;

- a content object model of web objects based uSDL;

- functional capabilities for web objects based uSDL;

- security support for web objects based uSDL environment;

- trust provisioning of web objects based uSDL.

Two appendices have been provided. Appendix I indicates an example of an architecture to support smart uSDL entity perspectives and provides an associated model. Appendix II provides an example of an architecture to support smart uSDL entity perspectives.