Content Management Systems (CMS)

Dokeos - Nicenet - Moodle

Dokeos - http://www.dokeos.com/

Dokeos is an open source CMS. It is one of the most used e-learning/course management web applications. By the help of this free software, you can create activities, interact with your students/friends, share your comments and follow the tasks of your students. Also it is translated in 34 languages. It is very easy to use for both teachers and students. The application allows you to manage learning and collaboration activities. It is used by more than 3500 organizations worldwide. Besides these features, it has another feature called Oogie Rapid Learning. With it, you can upload your PowerPoint presentations to your Dokeos and insert tests between slides. It also provides you video conferencing.

Nicenet - http://www.nicenet.org/

Nicenet is a web based tool used for education. A teacher can create a class via Nicenet and publish the announcements or assignments for her students. Also it can be used as a discussion forum between the teacher and the students. Users can create a class or join a class. It is free and accessible from any computer. By Nicenet, you can use conferencing, share links or documents with others; create assignments for your students. Just create an account and log in to make use of its features.

Moodle - http://moodle.org/

‘Moodle’ stands for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. As it can be understood, it is a e-learning software. The developer of the software is Martin Dougiamas. It is a free Course Management System. By using it, users can design online courses. It can be used in many languages and has many features. Users can publish online materials and news, design assignments, can publish grades for their students. Also they can discuss on a topic with your students on forum page. They can also design an outline of the course for each week. Consequently, it is a very easy-to-use tool for both teachers and students as an online course.