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In 2005 the edutech group was repeatedly asked by members of the Swiss e-learning community to report on the quality of current open source (OS) e-learning management systems (LMS). Since our last evaluation in 2003, which considered only commercial products, many open source products have improved in quality and gained considerable acceptance in higher education organizations. Ziel ist nicht einen Sieger zu finden, sondern

• to help higher education institutions choose an open source LMS that can be deployed at the institutional level,
• to validate the LMS choice of those higher education institutions who do have an officially supported and maintained LMS at the institutional level, and
• to find out which open source LMS are adequate to be deployed at a national level (professional central hosting for higher education institutions).

Und verglichen werden sechs Open Source Plattformen

• ATutor
• Claroline
• dotLRN,
• ILIAS
• Moodle
• OLAT

Für den Einstieg sollte man sich mal die Auswahl nach Killer-Kriterien ansehen. [via lernpfade] *Nachtrag* für mich - unbedingt näher anschauen. *What is edutech?* Edutech is a mandate of the Swiss Virtual Campus programme, hosted at Centre NTE, University of Fribourg. Its role is to support the SVC in technological matters. The main tasks are the following:

Multimediale Informationssysteme übungen WS 2003/04 - Evaluierung von Open Source E-Learning-Plattformen Untersuchungen im Rahmen des Forschungsprojektes AdeLE (Adaptive e-Learning with Eye-tracking)

ATutor is an Open Source Web-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind. Administrators can install or update ATutor in minutes, and develop custom templates to give ATutor a new look. Educators can quickly assemble, package, and redistribute Web-based instructional content, easily retrieve and import prepackaged content, and conduct their courses online. Students learn in an adaptive learning environment. Learn more about ATutor by browsing the following links: