For distance educations, E-learning is a most popular tool. The core of e-learning is LMS (Learning Management System) and CMS(Course/Content Management System). These system helps College/Universities automates managing of Educational events. The main purpose of this paper is to study, analyze, and explore for the right decision while choosing among various Virtual Learning Platform (VLE), to meet the requirements of Learners. We take some popular e-learning platforms and done the comparative study for heuristic evaluation with respect to Jakob Nielsen's principles for interaction design.
Shreyasi S.Paul : UG : B.Tech (EIE)(2005)
West Bengal University of Technology.
PG: M.Tech (IT)(2011)
Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
Places of employ: “PE Society’s Modern College of Engineering”, Under Savitribai Phule University of Pune. Lecturer in IT dept. Aug. 2008-till date.
“DOEACC Society”, Kolkata, Project Assistance, Nov. 2005 – Nov. 2007.
S.D.Deshpande : UG : B.E.(EC) Marathwada University Auranagabad .
PG: M.E(EC) Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad Govt,Engg, College, Aurangabad
Places of employ: “PE Society’s Modern College of Engineering”, Under Savitribai Phule University of Pune. Assistant Professor in IT dept. 2007-till date.
“Shree Turjabhavani College of Engineering,Turjapur,Maharastrs.”1996-2007.
E-learning
LMS
CMS
VLE
Heuristic
Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment)
As per research “Big Changes in the Top 20 Most Popular LMS Ranking” published in October 15th,2014 by JP Medved in LMS Moodle is no.1.Moodle is an open source,free, most popularly used e-learning or LMS platform lunched in 2002. It has currently 68 million users worldwide and its growing on. It is easy to use and has offline features.As it has both online and offline features in heuristic point of view as well it has all features.
Edmodo
Edmodo is an online networking application, which offers communication, collaboration and teaching tools lunched in 2008. It offers for mainly for K-12 students. It is not open source and is an online tool. It is ranked in no.2 worldwide. Edmodo is like facebook. It uses to provide all features but analysis, offline use and whole management of course is excluded. Here flexibility and efficiency of use features is excluded because learners depend on internet.
Mooc(Massive Open Online Course)
Mooc is a free web based distance learning program introduced in 2008. This is an e-learning tool. Distance MBA first introduced by Mooc. Only contrarian is it needs good bandwidth, seed and memory space. Mooc only provides online features so user flexibly and freedom is automatically cut down. User/Learners are depends on timing of classes. But they and avail chat as per their need.
