Migrating from proprietary to open source learning content management systems

Abstract

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Voice interactive classroom, a service-oriented software architecture for speech-enabled learning

“…This migration has also been performed by many public universities in Spain and other universities and organisations all around the world (Ahmed, 2005;Corich, 2005;Jamieson and Verhaart, 2005).…”

Introducing Adaptivity Features to a Regular Learning Management System to Support Creation of Advanced eLessons

“…Designers of eCourses often make a reasonable decision to use an existing eLearning platform (Ahmed, 2005) for developing their eCourses instead of developing a new one from scratch. The authors have therefore tested several systems, consulted a number of comparative studies and research papers such as (Graf and List, 2005;Munoz and Van Duzer, 2005;Di Domenico et al, 2005;Tiarnaigh, 2005;Hauger and Köck, 2007;Stewart et al, 2007;Portela Núñez et al, 2009) and drawn some conclusions on available tools.…”

“…Consequently, making the decision on which solution should be used was not too difficult. Naturally, it had to be one of the established general purpose LMSs, preferably an open source one (Ahmed, 2005). Apart from considerable initial cost savings, flexibility and availability of additional features in open source software offers extra functionality in comparison to proprietary software.…”

A framework for multimedia collaborative spaces

“…"Compatibility with existing applications, hardware interfaces, skills and services are critical for an adopter to maintain an adequate level of user satisfaction." [29] Technology adoption is influenced by organizational mechanisms for communications and control, available resources and the innovativeness o f the organization (Kimble and McLoughlin 1994) [30].…”