EFront (eLearning software): Difference between revisions

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eFront is designed to assist with the creation of online learning communities while offering various opportunities for collaboration and interaction through an icon-based user interface. The platform offers tools for content creation, tests building, assignments management, reporting, internal messaging, forum, chat, surveys, calendar and others. It is a [[SCORM]] 1.2 certified<ref>{{cite web |title=SCORM 1.2 Certification |url=http://webapps.adlnet.gov/CertifiedProducts/Certification.aspx?ID=156 |accessdate=2010-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721032216/http://webapps.adlnet.gov/CertifiedProducts/Certification.aspx?ID=156 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[SCORM]] 2004 / 4th edition compliant<ref>{{cite web |title= SCORM 2004/4th edition Adoption |url= http://webapps.adlnet.gov/SCORMAdopters/Adopter.aspx?i=539 |accessdate= 2010-06-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100421220022/http://webapps.adlnet.gov/SCORMAdopters/Adopter.aspx?i=539 |archive-date= 2010-04-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> system translated in 40 languages.<ref>{{cite web|title=Language packs|url=http://www.efrontlearning.net/download/language-packs.html|accessdate=2010-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611210318/http://efrontlearning.net/download/language-packs.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>

eFront is commonly included in lists of well known open-source learning systems<ref>{{cite web | work = Techworld | title = 10 open source elearning projects to watch | url = http://www.techworld.com.au/article/223565/10_open_source_e-learning_projects_watch| accessdate= 2010-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | publisher = Web Resource Depot | title = 7-widely used and open source elearning applications | url= http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/7-widely-used-and-open-source-e-learning-applications/ | accessdate=2010-06-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | work =ITmanagement | title = 50 open source tools that replace popular education applications |url= http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/article.php/12297_3888901_3/50-Open-Source-Tools-That-Replace-Popular-Education-Apps.htm | accessdate =2010-06-20}}</ref><ref>Ozarslan, Y. (2008). [https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8vrY4OEQsbRODU5MTg0MTYtODNjNS00ZWM4LTk2OTktOGEzOTUzYTk2MTA2&hl=en Uzaktan Eğitim Uygulamaları için Açık Kaynak Kodlu Öğrenme Yönetim Sistemleri], Akademik Bilisin, 2008 (in Turkish)</ref> or is referred to as a [[Moodle]] alternative.<ref>{{cite web | title=Open-source LMS: Beyond Moodle | url=http://keemanxp.com/blog/2009/open-source-lms-beyond-moodle.html | year = 2009 | publisher = KeemanXP | accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Barry Sampson: Alternatives to Moodle | url=http://barrysampson.com/2009/04/open-source-lms-10-alternatives-to-moodle/ | accessdate= 2010-06-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | publisher = Aplicaciones Empresariales | title = eFront article | language = Spanish | url= http://www.aplicacionesempresariales.com/efront-mas-rapido-y-productivo.html | accessdate= 2010-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | work = Edutechwiki | format = article | title = LMSs | url=http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/LMS | accessdate= 2010-06-16}}</ref> Independent comparison matrices between learning management systems often favor eFront, especially under usability characteristics.<ref>{{cite web | publisher = Edutools | title = Comparison matrix for LMSs | url = http://www.edutools.info/item_list.jsp?pj=4 |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | publisher = Innovate | ___location = DE | title = Comparison matrix for LMSs | url= http://matrix.innovate.de/elsystems | accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> Several research papers and technology portals describe the system under functionality,<ref>Ozarslan, Y., Ozan, O. (2010). [https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8vrY4OEQsbRZDczNTAxNjgtZDZmMS00ZDUzLWEyODAtOTQ2OWY1MzdkYjFl&hl=en&authkey=CM_K_fEP eFront Öğrenme Yönetim Sistemi], Akademik Bilisin, 2010 (in Turkish)</ref><ref>Kor, B. & Tanrikulu, Z. (2008). [https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8vrY4OEQsbRZjY1MDQxN2UtOWViMi00ZmJiLWE1NDktMjMxYjUxYzNkN2Fh&hl=en Evaluation of Learning Management Systems with Test Tools]. In J. Luca & E. Weippl (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, 2008 (pp. 5261–66), Chesapeake, VA: AACE</ref><ref>{{cite web | publisher = Genbeta | title = eFront | date = 23 March 2010 | language = Spanish | url= http://www.genbeta.com/herramientas/efront-intuitiva-plataforma-de-e-learning | accessdate = 2010-06-15}}</ref> usability<ref>Zaharias, P (2007) [https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8vrY4OEQsbRMzQ4NmYyYjgtMTNlYS00YTc0LWE2NDgtMGQ5NDQ4Yjc2Y2Vk&hl=en Heuristic evaluation in e-learning context: Selecting the appropriate tasks and reporting usability problems]. International Conference on eLearning (ICEL), 2007</ref> and standards perspectives.<ref>Tesseris, G. (2010). [https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8vrY4OEQsbRN2JjMTM4Y2UtODk5YS00NjdiLTg3ZjYtN2ZhNzI1MGZjZDFl&hl=en Towards standards based e-Learning tools and technologies]. MSC dissertation, University of Crete, 2010</ref>

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