An analysis of online education and Learning Management Systems (LMS) in the Nordic Countries.

Autor/in	Paulsen, Morten Flate
Titel	An analysis of online education and Learning Management Systems (LMS) in the Nordic Countries.
Quelle	Aus: Web-education systems in Europe. Hagen: Fernuniv. GHS (2002) S. 103-120Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ZIFF Papiere. 118
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 8; Tabellen 5
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
Schlagwörter	Ausbildung; Fernunterricht; Internet; Dänemark; Finnland; Island; Norwegen; Schweden; Skandinavien
Abstract	This article presents the results from an analysis of online education and Learning Management Systems (LMS) in the five Nordic countries. The analysis is based on literature review and in-depth interviews with 20 selected Nordic training managers. The analysis comprises a broad range of institutions from primary education, secondary education, higher education, distance education, and corporate training.- LMS systems seem to be widely used in Nordic education and there is a clear trend towards large-scale online education. The 20 institutions had experiences with 25 different LMS systems and 12 of the institutions now have more than 50 online courses. Higher education institutions have standardized on a few national student management systems, and they prefer LMS- systems developed in the Nordic countries. Among the 25 different LMS systems that were identified in the analysis, 16 were of Nordic origin. All other systems were of American, Canadian, or Irish origin. The research indicates that ClassFronter, WebCT, FirstClass, and BlackBoard seem to be the most used LMS systems. E-learning standards do not seem to have had much impact on online education in the Nordic countries. (DIPF/ orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2004_(CD)