摘要：Evaluation of the software product is a part of the decision-making involved in accepting or rejecting information technology investment proposals. Thus, many higher education institutions which implement e-Learning software in delivering course content struggle to make formal decisions about investing in new e-Learning software. These institutions, especially their Information Systems Departments, need to introduce a systematic evaluation process, such as procedure, standards and guidelines, before investment decisions are made. Traditionally, this process has been done manually with the evaluator group gathering in a single meeting room and evaluating the target products on paper. Consequently, the cost in terms of traveling, scheduling, pre-meeting and post-meeting are increased. With the opportunities provided by the current information and communication technology infrastructure, this paper proposes a new procedural framework and life cycle for the distributed e-Learning software evaluation process. Furthermore, the relationship between participants and their tasks in the evaluation process will be defined and clarified. Based on this proposed model, a practical web-based tool has been developed and tested, and will now be described. Finally, the issues and potential research activities in the distributed e-Learning software evaluation process will be discussed.
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