Learning and Content Management Systems

This section contains a number of links to Learning and Content Management Systems. These allow eductaors to create, edit and publish learning and teaching material in an on-line environment.

Free & Open Source Software Portal - Courseware by Stuart McIntyre — last modified 2005-07-28 10:11 AM

Free & Open Source Software Portal relating to courseware maintained by UNESCO. There are some cross postings with other links in this section.

Bodington LMS by Stuart McIntyre — last modified 2005-07-28 11:07 AM

Bodington is a free open source Virtual Learning Environment/Learning Management System in use at Universities and Colleges worldwide. The Bodington project exists to provide an open source environment to support learning, teaching and research. It is particularly suitable for complex, multi-disciplinary and large organisations and for inter institutional collaboration. It delivers controlled access using open standards.

.LRN by Stuart McIntyre — last modified 2004-11-18 10:06 AM

.LRN is open source software for supporting learning and research communities. Originally developed at MIT as part of the Intellectual Commons, .LRN is now backed by a world-wide consortium of educational institutions, non-profit organizations, industry partners, and open source developers.

ATutor by admin — last modified 2004-07-20 03:36 PM

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, and develop custom templates to give ATutor a new look. 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.

Moodle by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-06 05:22 PM

Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a software package designed to help educators create quality online courses. Such e-learning systems are sometimes also called Learning Management Systems (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environments (VLE). One of the main advantages of Moodle over other systems is a strong grounding in social constructionist pedagogy.

Claroline : Open Source e-Learning by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-10 10:16 PM

Claroline is an Open Source software based on PHP/MySQL. It's a collaborative learning environment allowing teachers or education institutions to create and administer courses through the web.

ilias by Stuart McIntyre — last modified 2005-07-28 10:11 AM

Web-based learning management system developed in Germany.

Edutool LMS Comparison by Stuart McIntyre — last modified 2005-07-28 11:29 AM

The Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications's (WCET) EduTools provides independent reviews, side-by-side comparisons, and consulting services to assist decision-making in the e-learning community. In this site you're able to compare the features of over 60 LMS.