@inproceedings{TammZiekow2004, author = {Tamm, Gerrit and Ziekow, Holger}, title = {The utility of learning management systems for institutes of higher education}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0298-opus4-10503}, pages = {12}, year = {2004}, abstract = {Nowadays efficiency and quality of education is controversially discussed by politicians as well as by scientists. A number of important studies point out the necessity of improvements in the field of education. Using learning management systems might be a chance for institutes of higher education to face the demands of today. In this paper we evaluate the need of learning management systems for higher education organisations. A value chain for organisations of higher education has been developed to categorize and to describe generic task. By conducting an empirical analysis through the academic task carriers (professors, students and administration department) we could identify the need for supporting each task by learning management system. The paper aims to describe a generic evaluation method for learning management systems. A comprehensive description of the evaluation method and results of the empirical analysis are presented in detail.}, language = {en} }