Using Grid technologies for enhance e-learning systems represents an attractive, but a laborious solution if we consider not only the benefits, but also the difficulties that must to be overcome. This paper presents our research for development of a Learning Management System (LMS) that integrates Grid capabilities in an efficient and flexible e-learning solution. Certain independence was desir...

— Many countries such as Canada, Japan, Korea and France gains their competitive advantage through the utilization of clusters development. A cluster contains many Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in the same or similar industry strongly connected with each other to produce good and services.,In developing country , especially, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) take very importan...

The great evolution of the online world effects many domains, mainly education and knowledge management era. The new trend in educational institutes moves towards online learning, e-learning instead of traditional approach of face-to-face teaching. The main aspect of knowledge management is to offer various kind of information in different formats such as: reports, meeting to exchange opinions ...

This contribution investigates to what extent the current grid can cope with area-wide deployment of electrical vehicles and renewable energies. It is also investigated at what point additional measures, such as grid reinforcement or load management systems (LMS) are necessary for stable operation. Simulations where conducted with the power grid calculation software DIgSILENT PowerFactory. Diff...

The past ten years has seen a rapid increase in Internet use. Institutions and corporations are being continuously subjected to pressures related to maintaining the information on their web sites. Today, the way the web is managed and maintained is characterized by highly manual approaches. The objective of a successful and sustainable web will have to be significantly automated. “Content Manag...

Online forum is part of a Learning Management System (LMS) environment in which students share their opinions. This study attempts to investigate the perceptions of students towards online forum and their patterns of listening behavior during the forum interaction. The students’ perceptions were measured using a questionnaire, in which seven dimensions were used involving online experience, ben...

The Commonwealth of Learning e-learning for International Organizations (COLeLIO) (www.col.org/colelio) Initiative engages appropriate technology to custom design and deliver just-in-time (JIT) workplace e-learning for adult learners based in field offices and headquarters of international organizations spread all over the world. To ensure reliable and easy access to learning, COLeLIO chooses a...

The integration of a Learning Management System (LMS) in K-12 opens new possibilities for online interaction among teachers, students, and parents. This paper examines the implementation of an LMS called Mashov (meaning "feedback" in Hebrew, as well as the acronym of "Immediacy, Transparency, and Supervision") in ten Israeli secondary schools during the years 20072009. Consistent with the Diffu...

Among the existing web-based Learning Management Systems (LMSs), there is an exponentially increasing need of content interoperability. This has caused the apparition of different standardization initiatives. In this paper we describe our approach to the design of , a new LMS which adheres closely to IMS standards in an attempt to evaluate the practical viability of those standards. The...

Extant literature asserted that peer assessments improved learning but only a few studies had addressed the student rating consistency issue and not had evaluated this within a Learning Management System (LMS). The researcher explored how to conduct peer assessments in Moodle LMS for a hybrid-mode business course (N=90 students) which required 270 (25-page) reports. Rater agreement statistical ...