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2014 » Papers » Volume 4 » Comparative study of open source software for the LMS in textile field 1. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE FOR THE LMS IN TEXTILE FIELD Authors: Buhu Adrian, Buhu Liliana Volume 4 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-21-276 | Pages: 299-302 | Download PDF | Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present several open source solutions that can be used to study the processes of obtaining technical fabrics. This software (like eXe Learning, Hot Potatoes, Xerte and so on) can be used for creating an LMS (Learning Management Systems), and can be used to create interactive courses that the student may approach based on complexity. In the case of eXe Learning and Xerte can be generated courses which have a similar structure to that of the classic course, but that can be approached as a web page. Information is structured so that they comply with the requirements of a weaving technology. The teacher can generate in the same course, a number of subsections which the student can learn in the same order or according to his need. Can be attached multimedia materials, its own teacher, and reference may be made to the existing materials on the Internet. The course can be saved in different formats, so it can be loaded on an e-learning platform. The two open source software is built on different platforms (Linux, Windows) for a fairly large number of variations. The development of eXe Learning has been stopped, Xerte reached at version 3.0 (beta). Both programs are developed by the universities (from New Zealand and England). If eXe is based on his experience during use, Xerte requires some knowledge of programming into Action Script. Both software has bibliographic resources quite confined, but can also be used easily as soon as it gains experience. The software's have the possibility to generate tests, but in the case of eXe Learning the answers that have the disadvantage that the order is the same and it is necessary to use special software to test for generating (like Hot Potatoes). The Xerte can generate the quizzes with random answers. The course can be saved in different formats so it can be uploaded on a platform of e-learning or may be used independently, without access to the Internet (with saving multimedia materials to another medium), etc. | Keywords
eXe Learning, Xerte, elearning, textile |
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