Papers by Stojance Spasov
Big Data includes huge volume, high velocity and extensible variety of data, both structured and ... more Big Data includes huge volume, high velocity and extensible variety of data, both structured and unstructured. Analysis and examination of this data plays a big role in making a better decisions and lead to strategic business moves. In this research, we are focusing on analysis of Moodle e-learning platform database with aim of improving the educational process. Using the concept of learning analytics we are trying to better understand teaching and learning processes in order to get as much as possible from educators and learners which are the main actors in the mentioned activities. The standard procedures that are specific to the databases will take a lot more time to do this. To facilitate this process, big data processing tools are used. Here, we also present the possibility of analyzing big data in the cloud. For the purpose of this research, we developed a framework for big data analysis.
South East European Journal of Sustainable Development , 2021
The benefits of cloud technologies for Learning Management Systems (LMS) are enormous. Cloud serv... more The benefits of cloud technologies for Learning Management Systems (LMS) are enormous. Cloud services can provide a better user experience and greater flexibility. Moodle with about 250 million users is one of the most widely used LMS, which also has a cloud-based version. During this period of the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of this system is intensified. Many universities, schools and organizations have started to conduct most of their learning activities online. This has increased the number of Moodle users. At the Goce Delchev University - Shtip we have been using Moodle for 10 years. In order to be able to serve all the requests of the users, good servers and infrastructure are needed that will provide uninterrupted access. On premises servers often cannot provide good scalability. Cloud technologies offer huge opportunities in this regard. The scaling they provide is extremely important when systems have an increasing number of users. So, we had to think about migrating to the cloud. This paper presents the possibilities of cloud technologies as well as the procedure for migration of Moodle instance to the cloud.
Moodle is one of the most famous e-learning platforms. It is often necessary to get knowledge abo... more Moodle is one of the most famous e-learning platforms. It is often necessary to get knowledge about the use of a Moodle site by users. For this purpose, Moodle uses analytics tools. Sometimes these tools do not come standard with the platform and must be installed as plugins. The goal of our research is to explore the benefits of analytics and report plugins in Moodle. Here we present an overview of the plugins Forumgraph, Overviewstats and Piwik. We can conclude that they differ in relation to the information they present. The most comprehensive analysis is displayed with the Piwik plugin. For a more detailed analysis of big data from Moodle platform, can be used tools such as Hadoop, Hive and so on.
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Papers by Stojance Spasov