What is lon

LON-CAPA stands for LearningOnline Network with a Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach.
LON-CAPA is a distributed Learning Content Management and Assessment System.
It is a project being developed and implemented by an enthusiastic group of faculty and professionals who recognize that Information Technology can play an important role in improving students' learning and understanding.
Current members of the project include faculty from universities, colleges, and K-12 schools in the US, Canada, Asia, Africa, and Europe. The core development group is located at Michigan State University.
The LON-CAPA software provides instructors with a common, scalable platform to assist in all aspects of teaching a course, from lecture preparation to administration of homework assignments and exams.
It allows instructors to create educational materials and to share such learning resources with colleagues across institutions in a simple and efficient manner.
It provides a sophisticated assignment engine that can create unique homework assignments and examinations for every student in a class.
Its formative and summative assessment tools grade a broad variety of objective problems and assist in evaluation of essays.
It provides prompt feedback for students and instructors, as well as statistical information on performance and on effectiveness of materials
The LON-CAPA software is freely available and free (GNU General Public License), and may be modified and adapted.