出版社：International Association for Computer Information Systems
摘要：Current trends indicate that an increasing number of Universities have been offering online classes without assessing the online learning management tools to understand the students’ perspective of the technology.. When a University understands the student perception they can implement an online education environment that is conducive to student learning. This paper provides a quantitative and comparative assessment of Blackboard and Desire2Learn, two tools used to implement online classes. These tools were utilized at a small rural Mid-Atlantic university in the 2010 and 2011 academic years. A survey was distributed to the undergraduate and graduate student populations to understand their opinions about Blackboard and Desire2learn, and to assess the difference in their preferences between these two technologies. The students who participated had experienced both tools at this university. This survey was based upon a study that was conducted at the University of Denver in 2006. The results of the survey were analyzed to better understand the students’ perceptions of these technologies and what features were commonly used. However, no significant differences or variances were found between the two technologies.
