Publisher review:e-Tutor is a suite of open source online course tools. e-Tutor is a suite of open source online course tools. The individual pieces are very simple to configure and use. They do not require any special hardware. Current releases run under Linux and come in two flavours. The first is a simple single-course Perl course submission tool.
The second is a PHP/MySQL version that is intended for site-wide installation. It can handle multiple instructors and multiple courses, and is geared towards expandability. Also in the works are tools for more effective online communication and problem solving, for both in and out of the classroom.
e-Tutor tools differ from their commercial cousins in several ways. First, although online course tools are server driven, many use excessive amounts of local processing via Javascript. e-Tutor's administrative interface uses minimal JavaScript, and the user front end does not contain any scripting. This allows for better browser compatibility and less possibility of errors. Second, the e-Tutor tools share a common trait of extremely simple interfaces. This interface design is very quick to load, meaning it will work decently even over the slowest of connections. This is definitely an important factor regarding distance education. The fewer clicks, the better.
e-Tutor 1.0a is a PHP script for Scientific/Engineering scripts design by J. Nash.
It runs on following operating system: Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris.
Operating system:Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris
e-Tutor 1.0a script details 
