1. Open Source Learning Management Systems Hanna Kreitem

2. Learning Management Systems ● Enables the management of learning experience. ● Delivery of learning content and resources to students. ● Allows tracking of e-learning courses and content. ● Communication tools. Learning Content Management Systems: ● Adds content-level management. ● Assesmet tools. ● Content Creation tools.

3. Importance of LMS ● Enriches learning experience. ● Increases student participation. ● Manages content delivery. ● By using standarized content formats, can share course contents.

4. What makes a good LMS? ● The functionality of the system the system ● The hardware and software requirements ● The cost of ownership ● Adaptability of the system ● Scalability ● Ease of use

5. Open Source Vs. Closed LMS ● Security. ● Flexibility and ability to change. ● Complies to standards and give you freedom. ● Qulaity (given enough eyes, all bugs are shallow) ● Official/unofficial Support.

6. Opportunities of Open Source LMSs Growing interest in the development and use of Open Source Software. ● Open Source LMSs offer an opprtunity to provide higher quality education to all HE institues, even underprivilaged. ● Uses open standards, thus allows interoperability. ● Availability of various solutions, with various pedagogical concepts. ● Availabilty of open content. ● Large User base. ● Free and free. ● Allows innovation!

7. Open Source LMS Examples ● Moodle: Designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities ● Sakai: Collaboration and Learning Environment. ● Atutor: Designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind. ● Clarline: Developed from teachers to teachers, Claroline is built over sound pedagogical principles allowing a large variety of pedagogical setup including widening of traditional classroom and online collaborative learning. Comparison (spreadsheet), http://www.edutools.info/compare.jsp?pj=8&i=271,285,358,366

8. Moodle ● Promotes a social constructionist pedagogy (collaboration, activities, critical reflection, etc) ● Suitable for 100% online classes as well as supplementing face-to-face learning ● Simple, lightweight, efficient, compatible, low-tech browser interface ● Available in 65 languages, with Excellent support for Arabic ● Easy to install (LAMP/WAMP) ● Registered sites: 18,918 Courses: 739,402 ● Users: 7,580,679Teachers: 1,297,618

9. Moodle ● Include Site Management Tools ● User Management ● Course Management Assignment ModuleChat Module Choice ModuleForum Module Glossary ModuleLesson Module Quiz ModuleResource Module Survey ModuleWiki Module Workshop Module SCORM

10. Moodle Demo ● Screencast/Screenshots/live demo moodle.birzeit.edu