From Table 10.6 below, we can see the final result of the comparison between the ten VLEproducts. The best product is Moodle 1.8, which has missed just 2 out of 40 features and capabilities, and the second products are Desire2Learn 8.1, ANGEL Learning Management Suite (7.1) and Sakai 2.3 equally, which have missed 3 out of the 40. Also, Moodle is the best of the OSS products. The weakest product is LON-CAPA, which has missed 10 out of the 40.
|
No |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
Product Tools |
LON-CAPA |
Desire 2 Learn 8.1 |
ANGEL Learning Management (7.1)Suite |
TeleTOP VLE |
The Blackboard Learning System (V7) |
Sakai 2.3 |
dotLRN/ OpenACS |
Scholar 360 |
A Tutor 1.5.4 |
Moodle 1.8 |
|
Total Features |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
|
Total Available Features |
30 |
37 |
37 |
33 |
36 |
37 |
31 |
34 |
35 |
38 |
|
Total Missing Features |
10 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
We use the GraphPad Prism software to analyse, graph and present scientific data of VLE products because it is a powerful combination of basic biostatistics, curve fitting and scientific graphing in one comprehensive program. More than one hundred scientists in over one hundred countries rely on Prism to analyse, graph and present their scientific data.
Since 1984, created by scientists for scientists, Prism's intuitive programs have provided researchers worldwide with the tools they need to simplify data analysis, statistics and graphing (Jolla, 2008). Figure 10.1 shows the comparison between the ten products of VLE systems. The total features are 40 but no product has reached this number. In Figure 10.1, P1, P2 etc mean the VLE product as mentioned in Table 10.3 above respectively.
As in Figure 10.1 , the best VLE product is P10 (Moodle 1.8), which has 38 out of 40 features and capabilities, and the weakest is P1 (LON-CAPA), which has 30 out of the 40. P10 (Moodle) has 38 out of the 40 features and capabilities and is the number 1 out of the 10 VLE products. It is number 1 out of the OSS products, which itself has missed just 2 out of the 40 features and capabilities (Al-Ajlan, et al., 2008).
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