Open-Source Online Knowledge Portals for Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 684-688
Author(s):  
Phillip Olla ◽  
Rod Crider
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Course Management Systems ◽  
Software System ◽  
Course Management ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Intuitive Interface

The open-source community has created a broad suite of educational and e-learning course management systems (CMS) referred to as educational knowledge portals (EKP). An EKP is a software system designed to aid instructors in the management of online educational courses for their students, especially by helping teachers and learners with course administration. These systems make it possible for a course designer to present to students, through a single, consistent, and intuitive interface, all the components required for a course of education or training.

Research on the Implementation of E-learning Tools by Bulgarian and Foreign Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 486-497
Author(s):  
Petar Todorov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Course Management Systems ◽  
Course Management ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Past ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Foreign Universities

Over the past two years, the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus has put to the test all spheres of life not only in Bulgaria but also worldwide. It can be claimed that the educational sector has acted adequately and has been able to deal with the challenge. The article presents research on the implementation of various e-learning tools by Bulgarian and foreign universities. The research was conducted at the beginning of the pandemic caused by COVID-19 by surveying students and lecturers. It turns out that despite the plethora of e-learning tools, at many universities, even in technologically advanced countries such as China, in most cases, education is delivered through distance learning and course management systems, for instance Moodle. The research objective is to ascertain the degree of implementation of various e-learning tools at Bulgarian and foreign universities. The research subject is the degree of implementation of e-learning tools, whereas the research object is students and lecturers from Bulgarian and foreign universities. The hypothesis, which is proven, is that the implementation of diverse e-learning tools is insufficient, despite the fact that their importance is acknowledged at all levels of learning and teaching.

Structuring and Facilitating Online Learning through Learning/Course Management Systems

Data Mining ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 1358-1375
Author(s):  
Shalin Hai-Jew
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Information Assurance ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Course Management Systems ◽  
Course Management ◽  
Tag Clouds ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
E Learning

Online learning—whether it is human-facilitated or automated, hybrid/blended, asynchronopus or synchronous or mixed--often relies on learning/course management systems (L/CMSes). These systems have evolved in the past decade-and-a-half of popular use to integrate powerful tools, third-party software, Web 2.0 functionalities (blogs, wikis, virtual worlds, and tag clouds), and a growing set of capabilities (eportfolios, data management, back-end data mining, information assurance, and other elements). This chapter highlights learning/course management systems, their functionalities and structures (including some integrated technologies), their applied uses in adult e-learning, and extra-curricular applications. A concluding section explores future L/CMSes based on current trends.

Course Management Systems Integration into Course Instruction

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-80
Author(s):  
Jared Keengwe ◽  
Joachim Jack Agamba
Keyword(s):  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Course Management Systems ◽  
Course Management ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Digital Learners ◽  
E Learning

The emergence of e-learning tools such as Course Management Systems (CMS) offer instructors a practical means to transition from face-to-face to blended delivery modalities that could better serve the needs of digital learners. However, instructors fail to take advantage of such existing modern classroom technologies to provide better learning experiences for their learners. Part of this is due to the lack of a system to determine the underuse of technological tools in a CMS. This project focused on examining the degree of Moodle technology integration into course instruction to support effective student teaching and learning by three instructors. This article stimulates reflections on pedagogical experiences with regard to course content material and instructor practices. The study illustrates that instructors and learners can believe technology is being used well in a CMS course site when the opposite is true.

Structuring and Facilitating Online Learning through Learning / Course Management Systems

2010 ◽  
pp. 257-274
Author(s):  
Shalin Hai-Jew
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Information Assurance ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Course Management Systems ◽  
Course Management ◽  
Tag Clouds ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
E Learning

Online learning—whether it is human-facilitated or automated, hybrid / blended, asynchronopus or synchronous or mixed--often relies on learning / course management systems (L/CMSes). These systems have evolved in the past decade-and-a-half of popular use to integrate powerful tools, third-party software, Web 2.0 functionalities (blogs, wikis, virtual worlds, and tag clouds), and a growing set of capabilities (eportfolios, data management, back-end data mining, information assurance, and other elements). This chapter highlights learning / course management systems, their functionalities and structures (including some integrated technologies), their applied uses in adult e-learning, and extra-curricular applications. A concluding section explores future L/CMSes based on current trends.

scholarly journals Using High Performance Computing and Open Source Technologies for Solving Behaviour Analytics Problems in E-Learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 529
Author(s):  
Laimonis Zacs ◽  
Anita Jansone
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
High Performance Computing ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Course Management Systems ◽  
Apache Hadoop ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Technological Opportunities ◽  
Performance Computing

<p><em>In this paper the authors describe solution for solving various analytical problems in <em>E-learning, Course Management Systems like Moodle by using HPC</em></em> <em>(High Performance Computing) and Apache Hadoop open source technologies in Liepaja University. The problem is that nowadays there are collecting huge amounts of analytics data from several gigabytes to petabytes, which is hard to store, process, analyse and visualize. This article reflects one of the solutions concerning distributed parallel processing of huge amounts of data across inexpensive, industry-standard servers that can store and process the data, can scale without limits and provides technological opportunities of reliable, scalable and distributed computing.</em><em> </em></p><p> </p>

Choosing the Right Course Management System for Distance Education Courses

2013 ◽  
pp. 214-238
Author(s):  
Zafer Unal ◽  
Aslihan Unal
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Management System ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Course Management System ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Course Management Systems ◽  
Course Management ◽  
The Right ◽  
Education Courses

In the current market space there are many commercially available Course Management Systems (CMS) from which to choose, such as BlackBoard and Desire2Learn. The open source community has also been active in creating alternative course management system choices that are free of licensing costs (Moodle, Sakai). Institutions now have the choice between these competing CMSs, and it is not enough to just pick a package based on its price or feature list. Institutions considering implementing a CMS must carefully evaluate it before putting it to use with a student population. A trial was undertaken to consider whether Moodle warranted a more formal consideration as an alternative to the institution’s current CMS (BlackBoard) at a southeastern university. This report documents a detailed comparison of BlackBoard and Moodle CMSs based on students’ experiences that used both systems during the same course and investigates if Moodle warrants consideration as an alternative to the institution’s current course management system.

Open Source E-Learning Systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
Phillip Olla
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Electronic Portfolios ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Course Management Systems ◽  
E Learning

E-learning applications are becoming commonplace in most higher education institutions, and some institutions have implemented open source applications such as course management systems and electronic portfolios. These e-learning applications initiatives are the first step to moving away from proprietary software such as Blackboard and WEBCT toward open source. With open source, higher education institutions can easily and freely audit their systems. This article presents evaluation criteria that was used by a higher education institution to evaluate an open source e-learning system.

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