Criteria's for e-learning delivery platform for open and distance learning. Retrieved September 6, 2006, from Asian Pacific Knowledge Base on Open Distance Learning Web site: http://asiapacificodl.oum.edu.my/C33/F148.pdf

Open and Distance Learning (ODL) has been widely discussed by academicians and Information Technology (IT) personnel’s in recent years. In an ODL system, E-Learning Delivery Platform (ELDP) plays an integral part that ensures learning materials delivered to users in the most effective and efficient manner. Identifying the selection criteria’s is very important and vital for a suitable ELDP system that will enhance and enrich the ODL. At the same time, evaluation formats or check-sheets can be developed using the criteria’s to evaluate various ELDP providers by the ODL provider. The criteria’s can also be used to help the ELDP developer or provider to develop new systems and make further improvements from time to time. This paper gives a brief summary of the criteria’s to select an ELDP system for delivering education via ODL environment. The criteria’s are required to satisfy the requirements Criteria’s for E-Learning Delivery Platform (ELDP) for OD