BlackBoard and MOOC function comparison and test

First give the GitHub address: https://github.com/changjiang666/BlackBoard-MOOC

 

1. Tested product

Our group selected two popular learning platforms for testing, BlcakBoard and MOOC. The following is a brief introduction to BlackBoard and MOOC.

1. BlackBoard

Blackboard's online teaching platform integrates online "teaching" and "learning" environments with a curriculum as the center. Teachers can open online courses on the platform, and learners can independently choose the courses to be learned and study the course content independently. Different learners and teachers and learners can discuss and communicate according to the needs of teaching and learning. The online teaching platform provides teachers and students with a powerful online virtual environment for teaching and learning, and becomes a bridge for teachers and students to communicate.

2. MOOC

Massive Open Online Classroom (course), also known as MOOC (English: Massive Open Online Course/MOOC), is an online class aimed at the masses, and people can learn online classes through the Internet. The design and class participation of MOOCs is similar to that of college and university classes, but MOOCs generally do not require credit like students who pay on-campus. Nonetheless, the rewards of learning may be demonstrated by certificates.

 

 

2. Test schedule

project	Content description	Estimated time (minutes)	Actual time (minutes)
planning	plan	50	60
estimate	Estimate how long this task will take	30	30
testing design	test design	80	90
analysis	Requirements and test requirements analysis	60	60
design test cases	Design test cases	60	100
testing environment	Set up a test environment	30	40
testing implementation	Test implementation	30	40
test	execute the test	50	60
reporting	Report	50	60
test report	testing report	50	60
postmortem&process improvement plan	After the fact, sum up and put forward process improvement plan	60	60
total		550	660

 

 

3. Test case design ideas

For these two learning platforms, we divide them into the following four functional modules:

• online chating
• Assessment management
• System Management
• Content Resource Management

What I am in charge of is the function module of online communication. First of all, this large function module is divided into many smaller modules, such as discussion area module, announcement module, virtual classroom module... For each module, the division equivalence class is adopted. test method. In the extension task, the whole functional module is tested in scenarios.

1. Online communication module division diagram

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Comparative test cases

The comparative test cases of the two main functional sub-modules are given below

• Discussion area comparison test 
  A.  For the BlackBoard platform, the discussion area test is mainly carried out on the Q&A area, the open area, and the topic area. The title of the test case is given below: 
  a. Designate the topic discussion area to discuss 
  b 
  . Open topic area to create topics 
  d. Online Q&A area message operation 
  e. Online Q&A area to answer questions 
  f. Online Q&A area to post questions 
  B.  For MOOC platform, the discussion area is divided into initiation topic, teacher Q&A area, classroom communication area, comprehensive communication area, The title of the test case is given below: 
  a. Select current affairs  in the comprehensive discussion area
  b. Post questions  in the comprehensive discussion area
  c. Select reply  in the comprehensive discussion area d . 
  Ask questions  in the
  classroom communication area e.  .Teacher Q&A area select reply  h.Initiate the topic to publish the content  i.Initiate the topic select the title  g.Initiate the topic select the module
  
  
  
  
  

• Announcement area comparison test 
  A. For the BlackBoard platform, the announcement area is divided into grade announcement, important announcement, and assignment announcement. The title of the test case is given below: 
  a. View the published assignments 
  b. View the assignment problem notice 
  c. View the group notice 
  d. View Announced results 
  B. For MOOC platform, the announcement is divided into test release, video courseware release, topic description and course start notice. The title of the test case is given below: 
  a. Course start notice 
  b. Publishing topic description 
  c. Video courseware release 
  d. Test release

The specific testing process is moved to Github.

 

4. Functional test

The following provides some operations and screenshots of the running interface that can prove the execution of the functional test

1. BlackBoard

Reply to post:

 

Create a topic:

 

 group discussion:

 

Virtual Classroom:

 

 Check out the announcement:

 

 

2. MOOC

 Check out the announcement:

Virtual Classroom:

 

forum

 Q&A area:

comuniti city:

 

 

 

 

5. Description of test management tools

The test management tool used by our group is ZenTao, ZenTao Enterprise Edition version: biz1.1.4. Download address: http://www.zentao.net/download . Screenshots of key interfaces are as follows:

 

 

 

Zen Tao is indeed powerful, and you will be dizzy when you enter it...

 

6. Test conclusion

The module I tested is the online communication module, let's talk about this module. These two learning platforms are similar in this area, and I personally prefer MOOC. The interface of the MOOC platform is very friendly, but the BlackBoard is not satisfactory. I don't understand the aesthetics of the old beauty. This has nothing to do with the function, so it's just nonsense. Let's talk about the dry goods. In the discussion area, I think BlockBoard is more suitable for teaching, MOOC is suitable for self-study, and the discussion of BlackBoard designated topics can only be initiated by teachers, not students. MOOC directly treats the initiation theme as a section, which highlights the importance of asking questions. Another difference is that MOOCs mark all the posts that teachers reply to, but BlackBoard doesn't. In the virtual classroom, BlackBoard video cannot fast forward is the biggest disadvantage. Sometimes the teacher's speech rate is too slow, but you still have to adapt. MOOC learning videos can be fast-forwarded. This function may make many people give up BlackBoard. platform. MOOC courseware can be downloaded, but BlackBoard does not provide such a function, so if there is no Internet, it is not GG... In the announcement area, I think the biggest difference between the two is that the announcement of MOOC is more direct, but the BlackBoard link Too many, the level is too deep, which may be related to the manager or the publisher, and cannot be explored in depth. In terms of reminders, I think BlackBoard is better, and MOOC is slightly worse. It is easy to understand the role of the two platforms. MOOC focuses on self-study, and BlackBoard is used in colleges and universities, which is convenient for teaching. In other respects it is much the same. It is hard to say that MOOC has more advantages than BlackBoard in China, which can explain some problems.

7. Extended functions

The description of the extended function has been explained in detail in the usability test report in GitHub, and will not be repeated here.