Projects tagged ‘course’

Moodle is a learning management system for producing Internet-based course Web sites. It is written in PHP and is easy to install and use on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, SunOS, BSD, and Netware 6. It has ... [More] been designed to support modern pedagogies based on social constructionist theory, and includes activity modules such as forums, chats, resources, journals, quizzes, surveys, choices, workshops, glossaries, lessons, and assignments. It has been translated into over 70 languages, with more on the way, and supports the popular SCORM standard for content packaging. Moodle offers a free alternative to commercial software such as WebCT or Blackboard, and is being used by a growing number of universities, schools, and independent teachers for distance education or to supplement face-to-face teachin [Less]

OLAT is the acronym for Online Learning And Training. It is a web application - a Learning Management System - that supports any kind of online learning, teaching, and tutoring with little didactical ... [More] restrictions. OLAT is free software/open source, and has been developed since 1999 at the University of Zürich and won the MeDiDa-Prix in the year 2000. OLAT has support for various E-learning standards such as IMS Content Packaging, IMS QTI and SCORM. OLAT offers all the tools that you'd expect of a modern LMS like Wiki, Chat, Forum, Calendar, Cluster, AJAX-support etc. OLAt is used all over the world and has been translated into 30 languages. The web-framework behind OLAT has been pubslished as a self-standing open source framework unter the name Brasato, which complies with the MVC-pattern. [Less]

Claroline is a free application based on PHP/MySQL allowing teachers or education organizations to create and administrate courses through the web. Developed from teachers to teachers, Claroline is ... [More] built over sound pedagogical principles allowing a large variety of pedagogical setup including widening of traditional classroom and online collaborative learning. [Less]

Dokeos is an Open Source e-learning and course management web application translated in 34 languages and helping more than 3.600 organisations worldwide to manage learning and collaboration ... [More] activities. Dokeos is widely recognised as more easy to use than most of its competitors by wide training organisations all over Europe and Latin America. In Dokeos, you can manage courses, students, documents, forums and exercises, and import SCORM content and PowerPoint presentations directly into your learning paths, making it a wonderful solution in terms of interoperability. You can also use one of the only available open-source videoconference tools that do not require an external program to run, making it completely portable (needs Flash plugin). [Less]

ILIAS is a powerful web-based learning management system that allows users to create, edit and publish learning and teaching material in an integrated system with their normal web browsers. Tools for ... [More] cooperative working and communication are included as well. ILIAS is available as open source software under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Universities, educational institutions, private and public companies, and every interested person may use the system free of charge and contribute to its further development. It has been certified for being compliant to SCORM 1.2 RTE Level 3 and SCORM 2004 3rd Edition. [Less]

The eLesson Markup Language (eLML) is an open source XML framework for creating structured eLessons using XML. Thanks to a clean separation between content and layout eLML lessons can be transformed ... [More] into many different formats and layouts. It supports the following output formats: XHTML, IMS Content Package, SCORM, PDF, LaTeX, Open Document Format (ODF) and DocBook. The framework has been successfully tested with many different LMS like Moodle, OLAT, WebCT/Blackboard and Ilias. A number of tools like the Firedocs eLML Editor to write lessons or the Template Builder to create eLML layout templates are available and help to make eLML one of the best tools to create sustainable e-Learning content. [Less]

LAMS (Learning Activity Management System) is an online system for designing, managing, and delivering collaborative learning activities. It provides teachers with a highly intuitive visual authoring ... [More] environment for creating sequences of learning activities. These activities can include a range of individual tasks, small group work, and whole class activities based on both content and collaboration. [Less]

eFront is an easy to use, visually attractive, SCORM compatible, eLearning and Human Capital Development system. It is suitable for both company and educational usage. eFront includes a wide variety ... [More] of components that help you create your lesson structure and add content, build online-tests, communicate with others, track users history and progress, conduct surveys, assign projects, and create certifications. eFront was build from the scratch with the end user in mind. You will find it rather natural to get used to its interface where most options are self-explenatory. [Less]

ATutor is an Open Source Web-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind. Administrators can install or update ATutor in minutes, develop ... [More] custom templates to give ATutor a new look, and easily extend its functionality with feature modules. Educators can quickly assemble, package, and redistribute Web-based instructional content, easily retrieve and import prepackaged content, and conduct their courses online. Students learn in an adaptive learning environment. [Less]

This is the home for the Boston University course on open source development for mobile applications using the Google Android software stack. This project focused course (currently MET CS 893) will ... [More] cover the process, tools, techniques, development methodologies, social aspects and licensing issues involved with developing open source products. It will use Google Android and Eclipse as the base development environment. Students groups will develop mobile based applications for this course. This course is being offered in the summer of 2008. [Less]