Usability Evaluation of Learning Management Systems in Sri Lankan Universities

Abstract

As far as Learning Management System is concerned it offers an integrated platform for educational materials distribution and management of learning as well as accessibility by a range of users in cluding teachers learners and content makerses pecially for distance learning Usability evaluation is considered as one approach to assess the efficiency of e-Learning systems It is used to evaluate how well technology and tools are working for users There are some factors contributing as major reasons why the LMS is not used effectively and regularly Learning Management Systems as major part of e-Learning systems can benefit from usability research to evaluate the LMS ease of use and satisfaction among its handlers Many academic institutions worldwide prefer using their own customized Learning Management Systems this is the case with Moodle an open source LMS platform designed and operated by most of the universities in Sri Lanka