20100930 - Zhu, open source LMS

An open source based learning management system by Zhu, Mingwei, M.C.S., University of New Brunswick (Canada), 2006 , 148 pages; AAT MR41370 My Interest: 1) LMS – Learning Management System. 2) Requirements of LMS. 3) Design of LMS. 4) Implementation of LMS. Action: To read the Dissertation in future. Background A learning management system (LMS) is a software system designed to allow instructors to post and manage learning materials online in order to be accessed by students and other users. A complete LMS will provide a rich learning environment that might include course materials, tracking of students' progress and communication methods. Open source software, which can be obtained freely, is often used to replace the expensive commercial software because of its high quality and low cost. Research Goal In this thesis, an open source based LMS called e-ERC has been developed for educators of Education Resource Centres (ERCs) in eastern Bhutan, where local teachers have difficulty accessing learning materials because of the challenges of geography and availability of books. The initial end users of e-ERC are the teachers in remote areas. This thesis describes the process of designing and implementing e-ERC. Work Done A review of the literature surrounding issues related to e-learning and open source software has been undertaken. The requirements of e-ERC have been captured and analyzed. A Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) based LMS e-ERC has been designed and implemented based on the requirements. The resulting system allows teachers and personnel of the ERCs to create teaching materials, organize them in a meaningful structure, and publish them to the public through the Internet. Comments: Softcopy Dissertation is scanned version; cannot copy and paste; difficult to blog about it. Chapter 2 Background …… 2.2 Overview of E-Learning ……. 2.2.4 E-Learning and Learning Management System 2.2 Open Source …….. 2.3 Human-Computer Interaction ……… Chapter 3 System Requirements of e-ERC ............ 3.2 Functional Requirements ……. 3.4 Non-Functional Requirements ……. Chapter 4 Design of e-ERC Chapter 5 Implementation of e-ERC