A Comparative Study on LMS Interoperability

A Learning Management System (LMS) plays an importa nt role in any eLearning environment. Still, the LMS cannot afford to be isolated from other systems in an educational institution. Thus, the potential for interoperability is an important, although frequent ly overlooked, aspect of an LMS system. In this cha pter we make a comparative study of the interoperability features of the most relevant LMSs in use nowadays . We start by defining a comparison framework, with s ystems that are representative of the LMS universe, and interoperability facets that are representative of the type integration with other broad classes o f eLearning systems. For each interoperability facet w categorize and identify the most representative remote systems, we present a comprehensive survey o f existing standards and we illustrate with concret e integration scenarios. Finally, we draw some conclu sions on the status of interoperability in LMSs bas ed on our study.

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