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A Comparative Study on LMS Interoperability

A Comparative Study on LMS Interoperability

José Paulo Leal, Ricardo Queirós
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781466600119|ISBN10: 146660011X|EISBN13: 9781466600126
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0011-9.ch804
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Leal, José Paulo, and Ricardo Queirós. "A Comparative Study on LMS Interoperability." Virtual Learning Environments: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 1613-1630. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0011-9.ch804

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Leal, J. P. & Queirós, R. (2012). A Comparative Study on LMS Interoperability. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Virtual Learning Environments: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 1613-1630). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0011-9.ch804

Chicago

Leal, José Paulo, and Ricardo Queirós. "A Comparative Study on LMS Interoperability." In Virtual Learning Environments: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1613-1630. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0011-9.ch804

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Abstract

A Learning Management System (LMS) plays an important role in any eLearning environment. Still, the LMS cannot afford to be isolated from other systems in an educational institution. Thus, the potential for interoperability is an important, although frequently overlooked, aspect of an LMS system. In this chapter we make a comparative study of the interoperability features of the most relevant LMS in use nowadays. We start by defining a comparison framework, with systems that are representative of the LMS universe, and interoperability facets that are representative of the type integration with other broad classes of eLearning systems. For each interoperability facet we categorize and identify the most representative remote systems, we present a comprehensive survey of existing standards and we illustrate with concrete integration scenarios. Finally, we draw some conclusions on the status of interoperability in LMS based on our study.

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