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Product sheet: Bazaar 7.10

  • LMS name: Bazaar
  • Brief description: Bazaar is developed by Athabasca University, the Canada's top open university. It started life as a plain web board conferencing system but has rapidly evolved into an integrated information system. Bazaar is a very flexible and customizable system and can be used to deliver courseware, portals or any of the other myriad types of web based projects.
  • Link to the official project page: http://bazaar.athabascau.ca
  • Evaluation sheet: Bazaar evaluation sheet
  • Evaluation date: 2004/10/21


Product sheet
Product name
Bazaar
Development team The development of Bazaar is sponsored in part by the International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication (ICAAP) and Athabasca University (a world recognised leader in distance education and Canada's top Open University)
Support team There is no official commercial support. The core team provides basic assistance.
Version number of latest release Bazaar 7.10
Technology used
Apache, Perl, MySQL
Operating Systems supported
Linux and FreeBSD (Unix should work)
Database/software requirements
Apache web server. Perl 5.005 or higher. MySQL 3.22 or higher.
License type
GPL
E-Learning standards supported None
Languages available
English
Main features
Bazaar is highly configurable. With the creation of Bazaar templates, virtually any information delivery strategy is possible. This ranges from standard web conferences to dynamic FAQ's and included announcement boards.
Is a course content management included?
Learning content and tests can be generated and modified easily within the system using web authoring functionalities. 
Positive aspects
  • Mature API and modular OOP (Object Oriented Programming) construction.
  • Easy extension and integration into existing administrative systems.
  • Highly customizable.
Aspects to be improved
  • Some future plans involve the implementation of IMS/SCORM Import/Export Tools
  • The system is only available in English
Main installations in the world
15 sites using Bazaar listed in http://bazaar.athabascau.ca
Installations in Spain
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Notes Bazaar is a very versatile and customizable system. Thanks to its arquitecture (API and modular OOP), by following a simple code template, new features and new modules can easily be installed, thereby evolving and empowering Bazaar to meet any need that may arise.
Link to demo version
http://bazaar.athabascau.ca/demo.html


Last modified 2005-02-16 02:08 PM
 


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