In this paper, we present the methodology and results derived from a distance learning programme offered by a higher education institute to adults. Computer Science and interdisciplinary courses are offered through a Webbased Learning Management System (LMS). Administrative, technical and pedagogical issues are considered systemically and a methodology is developed taking into consideration the...

When higher education institutions want to offer online learning program they need to overcome various constraints. One of them is the system. The Learning Management System (LMS) discussed is a webbased system developed and implemented in-house for a private university with a purpose to enable its new online learning program. The program differs from the regular face to face program since it i...

Universities and other institutions related to education are investing time and resources in E-learning initiatives. This leads to an increasing number of course offers in E-learning format. There are environments, called Learning Management Systems (LMS), designed to help teachers in the management of their courses. Basically a LMS provides functionalities to manage student records, to facilit...

Although Learning Management Systems (LMS) have become a common place in higher education many stakeholders invest in this technology once the expected benefits align with the strategic goals of the institution and the technology falls within a given budget. However, it is not immediately apparent how stakeholders can determine whether the level of investment associated with implementing the LM...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of academic procrastination on e-learning course achievement. Because all of the interactions among students, instructors, and contents in an e-learning environment were automatically recorded in a learning management system (LMS), procrastination such as the delays in weekly scheduled learning and late submission of assignments could be identified fro...

Learning Management Systems (LMS) are web-based systems that allow instructors and/or students to share materials, submit and return assignments, and communicate online. In this study, we explored the uses and perceived benefits of using a LMS to support traditional classroom teaching as reported by instructors and students at a large American Midwestern university. We examined two years of sur...

-Collaborative learning is a kind of group learning mode where members of group learn any concept or topic through communication and discussions. Current researches on collaborative learning paid little attention to the functionalities of group members. In order to solve this problem, this paper utilizes a Learning Blog (LBlog) to share experience and viewpoints of group members, and achieve le...

The increasing acceptance of video games as learning tools has promoted new studies on how to include them in the teachinglearning process. An interesting trend is the use of modern webbased Learning Management Systems (LMS) as a delivery platform for games and the integration of the information that can be extracted from the game-play sessions into the already existing tracking and assessment ...

Objective: To determine the effect of an audience response system (ARS) on knowledge retention of dental students and to gauge student perceptions of using the ARS. Design: Randomised control study. Setting: School of Dentistry, Cardiff University. Participants: Seventy four second-year dental students were stratified by gender and randomised anonymously to one of two groups. Methods: One group...

The systems aimed for manipulating large number of courses and students are called Learning Management Systems (LMS). A LMS can have excellent performance implemented through advanced Web technologies but it is often accompanied by a poor or rarely used repository of institution’s educational content. It has still remained. Still remains a problem how to allow users of a LMS to easily modify an...