Open Source LMS in Spanish Universities

E-learning environments based on open source:

a review in Spanish Universities

Mª. Paz Prendes-Espinosa University of Murcia

Sakai2 International Congress Valencia, March 2010

Open Source Software concept (GNU, 2009)

Proyecto JOIN: software libre en educación

Open  Source  LMS   Private  So2ware  LMS  

Moodle  Sakai  

Claroline  Docebo  Dokeos  Ilias  .LRN  ATutor  

Lon-­‐CAPA  

ECollege  EDoceo  

Desire2Learn  Blackboard  Skillfactory  Delfos  LMS  Prometeo  Composica  WebCT  

Open Source LMS: analysis about current

situation in Spanish Universities

Proyecto EA-2008-0257

purpose

open source LMS in spanish universities

take a decision: why? description: map

evaluation

ILIAS 1997/98 (open source:2000)

Alemania

Claroline 2000 Bélgica

Dokeos 2001/02 Bélgica

Moodle 2002 Australia

Sakai 2004 EEUU

.LRN 2006 EEUU

taking a decision

election between Open Source LMS

previous studies to take decision

actions before the choice

criteria used in the choice

map LMS in spanish universities

73 spanish universities

47 use open source LMS

population of this study= 43 universities

4 don´t answer (no information about them)

Open source LMS used in spanish universities

evaluation

design technical

pedagogical

conclusions

some conclusions

very difficult to recommend a LMS

(differences in function of criteria applied to evaluate)

some conclusions

quality: no differences

to take a decision

technical aspects

Algunas conclusiones

Moodle is more used in Spain, but it is not always the best

E-learning environments based on open source:

a review in Spanish Universities

www.um.es/campusvirtuales

Mª. Paz Prendes Espinosa pazprend@um.es

Valencia 1-3 marzo, 2010