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Examples of Commonly used Open Source Software in Education[1]
| LMS Tool | Compatibility | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Linux, UNIX, Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and any other system that supports PHP | Downloaded about 500 times a day. More than 28,000 registered sites, over a million courses, a learning community of 10 million. |
| Bodington | Shibboleth, Linux, Microsoft, Mac OS X, or UNIX | Implemented at University of Leeds, UHI Millennium Institute, and University of Oxford. Provides services to 15,000 users with a single server. |
| Claroline | Microsoft, Linux/GNU, Mac OS X; complies with SCORM and IMS/QTI. | Available in 35 languages and has users in more than 80 countries. |
| Dokeos | Supports SCORM import and LDAP. Data can be imported using CSV or XML files. | In 30 languages and more than a thousand organizations. Implemented at Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. More than 28,000 users and 3,600 courses. |
| LRN | LORS Central, Curriculum, LORS Management, .LRN Ecommerce, Project Manager, Page Editor, Staff List, Syllabus, Expense Tracking | Almost half a million users in 18 countries. |
| ATutor | Complies with W3C WCAG 1.0 and W3C XHTML 1.0; supports content developed in IMS or SCORM. | More than 17,000 registered installations worldwide. |
- ↑ Shaheen E. Lakhan and Kavita Jhunjhunwala. Open Source Software in Education. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 2 (April–June 2008)
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