Dokeos
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| Developer(s) | Dokeos |
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| Stable release | 2.1 / November 30, 2011 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Course Management System |
| License | GPL |
| Website | Dokeos.com |
Dokeos is a company dedicated to open source Learning Management Systems. Its main product is a SCORM-compliant open source learning suite used by multinational companies, government agencies and universities.
Dokeos operates on a professional open-source business model based on open code, community development, professional consulting, quality-assurance services, and subscription-based customer support.
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[edit] History
[edit] Development
Dokeos started as a company[1] and a learning management system in early 2004 under the impulse of Thomas De Praetere. The product was built from various existing open source modules including Nuke, PhpBB and Openoffice.
The product evolved along its clients developments and is now a complete learning suite including an authoring system and a, HR-oriented reporting system. Dokeos announced the releases of a serious games authoring system in 2012.
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From 2006 to 2011, the Dokeos company reached a market of rapidly increasing size from small companies to large international (mostly medical-related) companies,[2] and extended its partners network considerably first in Europe and worldwide.
By January 2012, some 4 million people were registered as Dokeos users in 30 countries and 20 languages.[3]
[edit] Standards
The Dokeos code is written in PHP, using MySQL as database backend. It supports SCORM 1.2 import and export. User data can be imported into the system using CSV or XML files. Dokeos can add user info and authenticate through LDAP. For the 1.6 release, the Dokeos developer team has put efforts into complying with W3C xhtml and CSS standards. In 1.8.x, JavaScript is required (light integration into the visual layer), and using SCORM requires the use of frames in the learning path module.
[edit] Development
The development of Dokeos follows the its clients requests. All customer developments are merged together every 18-24 months. The Dokeos development methodology takes elements from extreme programming, usability theory (Jacob Nielsen), and collaborative open source development methodology, like the ideas developed in the Cathedral and the Bazaar.
[edit] Pedagogical approach and perspective
Dokeos implements a mix of instructional design and social/constructivist approaches. It was built corresponding to the traditional instructional design, and its structure is very close to traditional teaching (set of tools clearly marked as content creation tools), but extends this base by providing tools that encourage constructivism (forums, blogs, wikis, chat, file exchange, personal messaging, etc.).
The instructional design generally improves the simplicity of use by using known teaching strategies and allowing teachers to extend on this known base by adding social tools step by step.
[edit] Tools
- SCORM Courses authoring
- Rapid learning
- Templates-based document production
- Tests : multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, matching, open questions, hotspots
- Interaction : forums, chats, groups
- Web conferencing (available on Pro and Medical editions)
- Conversion of PowerPoint and Impress presentations to SCORM courses
- Surveys
- LDAP and OpenID authentication
- Gradebook
- Reservations
- Users sessions
[edit] Adoption of Dokeos
- Companies like Alcon Labs, Medtronic or Securitas run Dokeos on a wide scale and the company has some 200 corporate clients
- More than 30 languages are supported (with varying quality levels)[4]
- Dokeos is also used in public administrations : Belgian, French and Spanish ministries, as well as unemployed services and NGO's
[edit] Trademarks
Dokeos is a registered Trademark of Thomas De Praetere.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Dokeos company's website
- ^ Dokeos customers public listing
- ^ Jan 2012, Stats
- ^ Dokeos Language Translation Tool
- ^ Trade Mark 0775257, Benelux Office for Intellectual Property, filed May 2005
