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- | ===== Brief Description ====== | + | ===== Short Description ====== |
- | Open eClass (ver.3.5) | + | The Open eClass |
- | The Open eClass platform is a complete Course Management System, used to store and present educational materials. It is the solution offered by the Greek Academic Network (GUnet) to support asynchronous elearning services. Its goal is the incorporation and constructive use of the Internet and web technologies in the teaching and learning process. | + | ===== Features |
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- | The introduction of e-learning into the traditional teaching process provides new capabilities and allows new means of interaction between students and teachers. At the same time, it supports the electronic management, storage and presentation of teaching materials, transcending limitations of space and time and creating the necessary conditions for a dynamic teaching environment. | + | |
- | The Open eClass platform has been designed to either provide an alternative way of teaching and learning process. Teachers are able to quickly organize practical on-line courses, making use of existing educational materials: texts, documents, presentations, | ||
- | The Open eClass platform is available as open source software. Its design principles include ease of use by end users without specialized technical skills, multilingual support, adaptability to current and future demands, and simple software upgrade and extension. The service is accessible via any web browser. | ||
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- | ===== Features and functionalities ===== | + | [{{ :en:short_description: |
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- | * **Compatibility with all browsers**: Access to Open eClass is done using a simple browser (web browser). The Open eClass platform is fully functional in all browsers. | + | |
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- | * **Adaptive User Interface**: The Open eClass platform has modern and adaptive (responsive) UI (user interface), based on Bootstrap 3x, to fit the screens of different devices, including computers, tablets and smartphones. Users can also have direct access to the Open eClass the tablet or the mobile and through applications for mobile devices with leitoutrgiko iOS and Android. | + | |
- | * **Compatibility with e-learning standards**: The Open eClass platform is compatible with international standards (SCORM, IMSCP) to ensure the reuse, accessibility and durability of educational materials to technological changes, as well as interoperability between e-learning systems. | + | **Compatibility with all browsers**: Open eClass is accessed using a simple web browser. |
- | Basic platform | + | **Customizable user interface**: |
- | - distinct user roles | + | |
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- | - easy course creation | + | **Compatibility with e-learning standards**: the Open eClass platform is compatible with international standards (SCORM, IMSCP) which ensure the reusability, |
- | - structured course | + | |
- | - stability | + | **Creation & Management of Online Courses**. Specifically, |
- | - ease of administration | + | |
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+ | * **discrete course formats**: simple format, weekly format, module-based course | ||
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+ | * **backups**: | ||
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+ | * **distinct user roles**: teacher, student, administrator (additional roles: teacher assistant, Group Turor, guest), | ||
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+ | ==== Management of educational content ==== | ||
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+ | * **Multimedia**: | ||
+ | * **Blog**: Publishing text posts in chronological order. | ||
+ | * **Glossary**: | ||
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+ | * **Links**: Adding and organizing useful resources from the Internet . | ||
+ | * **Learning Path**: Organization of educational material into structured | ||
+ | * **H5P content**: a tool for creating interactive | ||
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+ | ==== Information, | ||
+ | * **Announcements**: | ||
+ | * **Calendar**: | ||
+ | * **Messages**: | ||
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+ | * **Forum**: Asynchronous exchange of views and ideas. | ||
+ | * **Teleconference**: | ||
+ | * **Groups**: Grouping users to have a common discussion area and file upload area. | ||
+ | *** Wiki**: Collaborative authoring. | ||
+ | * **Chat**: Real-time communication by text message, between instructors and learners. | ||
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+ | ==== Evaluation & feedback tools ==== | ||
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+ | Exercises: Production of closed-ended exercises (multiple choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank). | ||
+ | Assignments: | ||
+ | Questionnaires: | ||
+ | Grading: Recording trainee scores. | ||
+ | Presentation log: Recording trainee attendance/ | ||
+ | Progress: helps learners to improve their performance and achieve their goals | ||
+ | Statistics: User statistics. | ||
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+ | E-learning management tools | ||
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+ | Settings: the basic course settings tool (title, description, | ||
+ | User Management: List of registered users, roles, registration and de-registration of users (individual, | ||
+ | Tool Management: enable, disable, add external tools (links, tools, LTI, etc.). | ||
+ | Learning analytics: Analytical reports on monitoring and achievement | ||
- | ==== User Roles ==== | ||
- | * The user teacher is responsible for the creation and administration of electronic courses. Teacher accounts are created by the platform administrators, | ||
- | * The user student can register to courses making an open registration, | ||
- | * Finally, the administrator has general control over the platform. Administrators can create and administer user accounts and courses, monitor the server and database operation. | ||
- | Note: There is a number of intermediate user roles | ||
- | ==== Course Categories ==== | ||
- | * Open courses are publicly accessible, even by visitors without a user account. | ||
- | * Registration required restricted courses are accessible to platform users that are registered to them. This means that these courses are open to everyone having an account. For additional security the course teacher can set a registration password. | ||
- | * Finally, closed courses are only accessible to users after a course teacher allows access to their account by registering them to the course. | ||
- | Note: There are also inactive courses. | ||
- | ==== Functionality & Features ==== | ||
The eCourse is the core part of the Open eClass platform. Each eCourse is an autonomous entity which integrates a number of learning tools. More specifically, | The eCourse is the core part of the Open eClass platform. Each eCourse is an autonomous entity which integrates a number of learning tools. More specifically, | ||
- | [{{ :en:3.5:short_02_eng.jpg?500 |Course Home}}] | + | |
+ | [{{ :en:short_description:short_descr_single_page.jpg?500 |Course Home}}] | ||
- **Agenda**, presents crucial course events in time order (lectures, meetings, etc) | - **Agenda**, presents crucial course events in time order (lectures, meetings, etc) | ||
- **Documents**, | - **Documents**, |