Engineering College Students’ Utilization of Open Source Learning Management Systems: A Survey

  • S Sivanakalai Associate Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Mai Nahfi, Asmara, State of Eritrea, East Africa
  • A Virumandi Manager – Service Delivery, Precision Infomatic (M) Pvt Ltd., Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords: Moodle, LMS, CLM, OSS, E-Resource, PCE, Engineering College

Abstract

Paavai College of Engineering has executed e-learning tools and this has been completed by integration of open source based e-learning platform. Moodle is a software package for producing internet-based courses and websites. It is a Learning Management System (LMS) that permits well collaboration amongst learners, students and teachers. A learning management systems awareness, types of E-resources and purpose of using open source LMS software (MOODLE) of survey was sent through each Engineering department mail list for the under graduate students. The researcher has found in this paper that mostly engineering students access the OSLMS for the purpose of downloading Course Material and Preparation for Assignments or class room study. Maximum number of students strongly felt that they have no difficulty in using Moodle site.

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2017-10-30
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