This phase contains three kinds of tools: Communication Tools, Productivity Tools and Student Involvement Tools. Each Learner Tool has some features and capabilities as in Table 10.2 above.
These tools contain three kinds of tools, which are Communication Tools, Productivity Toolsand Student Involvement Tools. Each kind of Learner Tool contains various features and capabilities, and each product has some of them, as in Table 10.1.
As we can see in Table 10.3, the comparison between the VLE products is based on Learner Tools. Four products are shown to be the best with almost the maximum number of features 15 out of 16 features or capabilities of Learner Tools. These products are Moodle, Desire2Learn, ANGEL Learning Management Suite, and Sakai.
As we can see in Table 10.3, all products have all features and capabilities except Scholar360, TeleTOP Virtual Learning Environment and The Blackboard Learning System (V.7). This means that Moodle and the other remaining products are strong on Learner Tools.
The Learner Tools in Table 10.3 have many features and capabilities, and to understand what they mean, please visit the EduTools website. We have also listed them in Table 10.2.
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