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can then process them, make comments and grade
them using the platform.
Like Moodle, Atutor (http://www.atutor.ca/)
is another LMS that offers the above services. It
is an Open Source Web-based Learning Content
Management System (LCMS) which includes
tools for Tests, Surveys and Assignments. An
instructor can easily create a test by selecting/
create question from the question database. A
nice and interesting feature is the certificate of
completion. Learners who complete the test are
given a certificate of completion.
At this point, a comparison is made in Table 1
among three popular LMS and Diplek (whose
platform features and services will be presented in
the following section). The LMSs are categorized
according to the services and components offered.
The comparison involves the following LMS:
A-tutor 1.6.1 (open-source), Blackboard Aca-
demic Suite (Release 8.0) (commercial licence),
Diplek 1.0, and Moodle 1.9.4 (open source). All
components taken under consideration are built
in the system and are not offered as third party
components.
Table 1. LMS services comparison
LMS
A-tutor
Blackboard
DIPLEK
Moodle
Components
Communication and Collaboration Services
Forum
X
X
X
Chat
X
X
X
X
Email
X
X
X
X
Blogs
X
X
X
Content management Services
Documents
X
X
X
X
Metadata
X
X
X
X
Calendar
X
X
X
Teaching Assistant
X
Evaluation & Assessment service
Assignments
X
X
X
X
Multiple Choice Questions
X
X
X
X
Grading System
X
X
X
X
Monitoring Service
Action Logs/ Reports
X
X
X
X
Video Recording
X
Adaptation & Profile Building service
Role System
X
X
X
X
Group Management
X
X
X
X
Dynamic Profile
Course Themes
X
X
X
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