Advanced Methodologies for Student ' s Tests on e-Learning Courses : e-Examinations

The use of Information and Communication Technologies in the education domain has been characterized by the need of providing customizable new learning solutions and evaluation procedures, which would offer great benefits to the Academic Institutions. This paper deals with the realization of e-learning courses and several related tests, efficient for the education of University students. It details some experiencebased considerations on a successful realization of e-examinations in higher education process at the University of Bari. “Lectora Publisher” Course Maker (CM) authoring tool and “NetLearning” Learning Management System (LMS) platform, used in this experience, are presented, showing their features as for the manipulation of e-learning courses as for the creation of different typologies of questions. Results of experimentation in terms of e-learning satisfaction at the University of Bari, by means of student e-examinations, are illustrated. Key-Words: e-Learning, Course Maker, Learning Management System, e-Examination, Internet, Academic Education.