WEB-EDU - Web Education Systems


A Study of Learning Management Systems for Online Education


The Web-edu project is supported by the European Leonardo da Vinci programme. The project aims to study internet based learning management systems to provide comprehensive recommendations and reference material for European education and training organizations.

Web Education Systems is an International study in the e-learning field aiming to analyze experiences of the use of different Learning Management Systems (LMS) for the management and delivery of online education and training. By analysing the experiences of major institutions in the European 18 area, the project intends to provide traditional Universities and the Vocational Education and Training field with a comprehensive analysis of standard and non-standard systems, able to manage hundreds of courses and deal with thousands of teachers and students.


Project Cover Letter (doc)
Interview Guide (doc)
Example interview (pdf)
Experiences with Learning Management Systems in Norwegian Universities and Colleges (pdf)
Comparative Reflections on Online Education Systems in Scandinavian and Australian Universities (pdf)
Passworded Material


The project partners are:

Ana Dias, Tecminho, Portugal
Desmond Keegan, Distance Education International, Ireland.
Morten Flate Paulsen, NKI, Norway
Helmut Fritsch, ZIFF, Fern Universität, Germany
Gro-Anett Olsen, NKN, Norway
Paulo Dias and Pedro Pimenta, Minho University, Portugal
Carina Baptista, Inofor, Portugal




Picture of the project members taken at the project meeting in Oporto September 1st, 2001.


Recommended Links

Online educational delivery applications: a web tool for comparative analysis
List of comparative analysis applications
Publications from Brandon Hall
Learning Management Systems Voice of the Customer
Comparative Features Analysis of Leading Course Management Software
Course server software for online teaching
Web-based training solutions

LMS-systems used by institutions we have interviewed

BlackBoard
ClassFronter
CourseKeeper
FirstClass
Imaker
LEKTOR
PedIT
Saba
SESAM
TopClass
WebCT
WebLearn Plus
West

References related to e-learning standards


Advanced Distributed Learning Network (ADLNet)
Sharable Course Object Reference Model (SCORM)
Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC)
Instructional Management Systems Project (IMS)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Microsoft’s Learning Resource Interchange (LRN)
IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC)

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