Usability Evaluation of Learning Management System

Abstract

In the current era of globalization, there are a lot of things have been done with technology. One of them is education. LMS is an example implementation of technology in Education. LMS is a platform that provided by schools or universities, to support teaching and learning activities. Many literatures show that with the LMS, online learning can be fulfilled properly. To make an LMS comfortable and easy to use, it is necessary to have a good user interface design and user experience. User interface and user experience are a very important part of developing an LMS. Without a good user interface and user experience, the LMS cannot be used by the user properly. Based on the research, there are two methods commonly used to evaluate user interface design and user experience. Usability measurement and heuristic evaluation are two methods that are always used to evaluate user interface and user experience. In addition, there is an important part of the LMS, it was features. Based on the research, the most common features in LMS are discussion forums and learning materials. Therefore, users can discuss the materials each other and also share learning materials.