Webliography

Well-known hosted (commercial) VLEs:

Blackboard – a hosted VLE
WebCT – a hosted VLE

http://www.blackboard.com
http://www.webct.com

Open source (free) VLEs:

Moodle – an open source VLE
Sakai – an open source VLE
Bodington – an open source VLE

VLE Comparison tool

A tool for comparing the features of different VLEs, which can compare up to 10 different VLEs at a time.

http://www.edutools.info/item_list.jsp?pj=8

Instructional Design for Self-Learning in Distance Education

A clear and concise article outlining the main areas to take into acocunt when designing and implementing online courses.

http://www.col.org/colweb/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/docs/KS2000%20Instructional
design.pdf