Benchmarking e-learning platforms: the best choice from the first noise

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Herrera, L., Mendoza, N. & Maldonado, G. (2008). Benchmarking e-learning platforms: the best choice from the first noise. In J. Luca & E. Weippl (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2008 (pp. 5962-5969). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2008
Vienna, Austria
June 30, 2008
ISBN 1-880094-65-7
  Joseph Luca & Edgar R. Weippl
AACE

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Authors

Laura Herrera, Norma Mendoza, Guadalupe Maldonado, Universidad Cristóbal Colón (posgrado), Mexico

Abstract

A benchmarking process can become the best strategy to evaluate and compare e-learning platforms before implementing one of them in an educational institution of any level. Comparing the use and the impact among the e-learning options in higher level education institutions requires a deep discussion of the appropriate measures to consider to establish adequate analogies among them. The process is based on technological functions as well as pedagogical aspects related to curriculum design, which determine the viability and feasibility of their implementation; furthermore they must be attached to a logical framework, which needs to make sense to the main actors involved in the process of adoption of e-learning: students and teachers. Open source Moodle, developed by Martin Dougiamas was selected as the most complete and ad hoc platform according to the current educational model at Christopher Columbus University in Mexico. This selection was based on the constructivist paradigm looking for meaningful generation of learning among students.

Keywords

• Administration
• Educational Technology
• Learning Management Systems
• Information Communication Technologies
• Networking Technologies

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