Better, Cheaper Course Management Systems
Jun 9th, 2007
Tired of using antiquated content management systems for your online courses? A writer from ALA TechSource notes that many of the first systems used to manage online classes have become impractical to use:
"Most of the options for course management, like WebCT and Blackboard, are very expensive and clunky. Institutions and organizations could reasonably charge students large amounts of money for enrollment and participation in an online course if they were using one of these two tools. WebCT and Blackboard are archaic structures that resemble how students learn in face-to-face environments. Continuing to build online education in ways that resemble the face-to-face environment harms our students and reflects poorly on us as educators. We should know better than to create a hostile learning environment."
If you want a content management alternative, check out rising stars such as Moodle or Joomla. The ALA TechSource article offers a review of these new course management systems.
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