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Sakai is a free, community-driven, open source educational software platform designed to support teaching, research and collaboration. Systems of this type are also known as learning management systems (LMS), course management systems (CMS), or virtual learning environments (VLE).
An LMS delivers and manages all types of content, including videos, courses, workshops, and documents. In the education and higher education markets, an LMS will include a variety of functionality that is similar to corporate but will have features such as rubrics, teacher and instructor-facilitated learning, a discussion board, and often the use of a syllabus.
WebCT was originally written in Perl. This was a major reason for adoption, as users could easily modify it to their liking. Later it was changed to Java as otherwise the code could be read and not monetized as easily. In 1997, Goldberg created a company, WebCT Educational Technologies Corporation, a spinoff company of UBC.
Blackboard Learn (previously the Blackboard Learning Management System) is a web-based virtual learning environment and learning management system developed by Blackboard Inc. The software features course management, customizable open architecture , and scalable design that allows integration with student information systems and authentication ...
LAMS can be integrated with any learning management system (LMS) that implement IMS LTI version 1.3. These include the Deep Linking and Membership extensions. The LAMS Tool Contract is an architecture to allow Tool Interoperability across LMSs. It allows tools (web applications) to become "pluggable" in any LMS. [7]
ILIAS (Integriertes Lern-, Informations- und Arbeitskooperations-System [German for "Integrated Learning, Information and Work Cooperation System"]) is an open-source web-based learning management system (LMS).
ATutor is used in various contexts, including online course management, continuing professional development for teachers, career development, and academic research. [2] The software is cited as unique for its accessibility features, (useful to visually impaired and disabled learners); and for its suitability for educational use according to software evaluation criteria established by The ...