Developing An Effective And Efficient eLearning Platform Using Open Source Software

• Autores: Firouz Anaraki
• Localización: International journal of the computer, the internet and management, ISSN 0858-7027, Vol. 14, Nº. 1 (AGO), 2006 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Suplemento 1: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-Based Society), págs. 40-40
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Web Based Training (WBT) or eLearning is emerging to replace traditional training. “eLearning”, is rapidly becoming the preferred route to building and maintaining advanced performance capabilities via improved efficiencies and effectiveness. It transcends the normal classroom mentality in favor of a Web-based method of delivery that meets specific needs and is self-paced, extremely interactive, and measurable. Two main components of an eLearning system are the contents and the platform or LMS. Contents are prepared by the content experts or the Subject Matter Experts. The contents are then converted into multi media based material for presentation to learners on demand. For many organizations, especially those in the developing countries, acquiring a commercial LMS could be very costly in order to host the contents. The purpose of this paper is to introduce Open Source software and how it could be used in implementing a free LMS system and to introduce how the College of Internet Distance Education at Assumption University has achieved it.