White paper
Testing for e-learning
Putting e-learning to the test
Testing is a vital stage in the e-learning development process
and an absolutely crucial consideration in delivering high
quality learning experiences. Serious faults, left unremedied,
can materialise in the form of ineffective training, high
failure rates for accreditation and certificates, poor staff
performance, decreased perception of the value of training
within the organisation and bad external PR.
The earlier testing is done, also, the greater its power
to limit the scope of potential damage. A bug found and fixed
early may cost just a few pounds to fix; the same bug found
after coding may cost the organisation hundreds. Yet a large
proportion of the e-learning industry remains either sceptical
or unaware of the need to test rigorously. Too often, testing
is done in an ad-hoc manner and late in the development cycle;
corners are cut by reducing the amount of testing time; and
testing is performed on the cheap, using junior, unskilled
staff at this most crucial stage of quality control.
In this challenging new white paper, Mark Aberdour, Testing
Manager at EpiCentre,* examines the reasons why testing is such
an essential part of the development process, covering return on
investment, risk management and test outsourcing - including a Testing
case study.
White Paper: Testing for e-learning
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* EpiCentre is the comprehensive software testing facility offered
by Epic Group plc. The largest testing centre in Europe, EpiCentre
has 15 years' experience as a dedicated testing and localisation
service. For more information, please visit the EpiCentre
website or email: epicentre@epic.co.uk.
Summary of contents
- Introduction
- The value of testing
- Why test?
- How much of the developmnent budget?
- ROI of testing
- Testing taxonomy
- Software requirements and testing
- Functional testing
- Non-functional testing
- Managing risk through testing
- The scope for error in e-learning
- Risk and web technologies
- Implications of web technologies for testing
- Software failure
- Managing risk through effective testing
- Independent testing
- Why development staff can't test
- When to outsource testing
- Case study
- National Learning Network
- EpiCentre
- E-learning standards testing
- LMS interoperabiity
- Web accessibility
- Functional testing
- Compatibility testing
- Internationalisation
- Usability testing
- Epic Thought Leadership Programme
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