Contribution to Book
Choosing the Right Course Management System for Distance Education Courses
Cases on Online Learning Communities and Beyond: Investigations and Applications
(2013)
Abstract
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.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2013
Editor
Harrison Hao Yang and
Publisher
IGI Global
ISBN
9781466619371
DOI
10.4018/978-1-4666-1936-4.ch012
Citation Information
Zafer Unal and Aslihan Unal. "Choosing the Right Course Management System for Distance Education Courses" New YorkCases on Online Learning Communities and Beyond: Investigations and Applications (2013) p. 214 - 238 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/unal/11/