Technologies of Internet -Based Education:
                                        Course Management System  (CMSs )



*What is CMSs?
Course management system which are known as  virtual learning environment (VLE) is a software system designed to  support teaching and learning by allowing  instructors, universities, and corporations to develop and support online education.

*What are the major components of the CMS ?
Course Management components include:           
            Syllabus, Course calendar, announcement ,assignment instruction,              
  learning objectives, student roster…etc 
 Tool for listing required Readings :             
             Required & recommended course readings + online reading links
Content Presentation:            
          Archives of lecture notes ,link to embedded media
Course Communication :              
              Synchronous & Asynchronous tools
 Group Project Space. 
Student Assessment tools :         
                Tools for exam & quizzes  
Digital Drop-box for assignment Submission . 
Course Evaluation tools .
Course and System Statistics .
    
There are more than 40 products promoted as CMS (e.g. BlackBoard , Desir2learn , Moddle, ecollege,Atutor... etc) in the following links three of these online tools ( 2 sync. &  1async ) have been summarized & evaluated .
Please fellow the Links 
Adobe Connect Pro ( Sync.tool ) 
PictureTalk (Sync. tool)
Atutor ( Async. tool )
(This work has been done with help from  my colleague Marcela Alfonso )