Currently, it is becoming very beneficial to study over internet and computer. Where ever you are you can have course and improve your knowledge, just internet connection is required. That is what we call eLearning. eLearning is also known as Learning Management Systems or Virtual Learning Environment which is the fact of learn and teach using electronic educational technology. Today, a huge number of open source eLearning platforms are available. It is not enough clear which one you can use, this article will help you to discover each platforms features and make your own comparison depending on your needs. We will list the most important ones in this article. There are many and various open source and free e-learning solution that be installed easily, have a wide user community & offers a complete system.
This article provides a list of open source and free e-learning applications will help you implement a low cost eLearning solutions.
let’s start.
Moodle
Moodle is one of the most popular open source e-learning system. It is built with PHP & uses MySQL or PostgreSQL to store data. It has powerful course management features that covers creating lessons, assignments, quizes, documents & more. There are various modules that help students & teachers to interact with each other like chat, forum, survey or workshop. It is used in 1000s of websites, has a detailed documentation & a wide community.
You want to install Moodle , you can vist this link.
Fedena
Fedena has every feature you will ever need to run your institution efficiently. Fedena provides user-friendly dashboards with login access for teachers, non-teaching staff, students, parents and management personnel of your institution.
The various modules available in Fedena facilitate all the processes of your institution, from admission of new students to generating transfer certificates when students complete their studies.
SchoolTool
SchoolTool is a free, open source, web-based student information system for a single school. It can be used to manage any of the following records a school might keep:
- Student enrollment and demographics
- Grading and grade reporting
- Racking student achievement of skills, competencies or outcomes,
It is also a framework for building customized applications and configurations for individual schools or states. SchoolTool has strong support for translation, localization and automated deployment and updates via the Ubuntu Linux installer and package management system.
If you haven’t installed SchoolTool yet, check the following article Install And Configure SchoolTool On Ubuntu
DOKEOS
DOKEOS COMMUNITY EDITION is an open source elearning solution. It is the result of work by a large community bringing together hundreds of developers in more than 5 countries, as well as users and translators. This open source elearning solution is distributed in over 20 languages and 60 countries worldwide.
Community Edition has a wide distribution, particularly in schools and universities where there have been tens of thousands of installations. This software is released under a GPL license and freely usable without limit by your services, and modifiable by your team without obligation to resend us your changes. Hack away! It’s free and useful. This is our way to contribute to building a better world.
OpenEMIS
OpenEMIS Core is an Open Source Education Management Information System (EMIS) that facilitates the collection, processing and management of education information.
OpenEMIS Core is a customizable web application that supports the day-to-day activities involved in managing a sector wide education system.
After reading our article, which is your favorite E-Learning Solution? You can leave a comment describing your favorite system and the reasons of your choice. And of course if there is another E-Learning Solution doesn’t appear in this article, you can help us to add it.
