Learning Management System (LMS) Performance Analysis and Evaluation for Some Kurdistan Region Universities

In recent years and on a worldwide scale, the majority of educational establishments, including universities, have included a Learning Management System ((LMS) into their teaching and study environments. A web-based software platform is referred to as a learning management system when it is used to provide an interactive online learning environment and automate the management, organization, distribution, and reporting of educational material as well as student results. In addition, it is anticipated that the LMS, is developed in such a way that it will enhance the learner-centered curriculum by integrating learning activities that are based on learning goals, thereby making it the most sophisticated instrument for promoting learning. During the time when higher education institutions and universities in the Kurdistan area are required to observe a quarantine because of covid-19, the LMS has become the platform that is relied on and exploited the most. Learners have reported several challenges, including lengthy wait times to access system material and other similar issues, as a result of the major modifications that have taken place recently. This study makes a concerted effort to investigate and assess the efficacy of a number of different learning management systems’ webserver used at academic institutions located within the Kurdistan Region. Therefore, Serval load testing is generated and directed to the mentioned system of the determined universities by Apache jmeter tool. The metrics depended for the analysis and evaluation are: Average Response Time, Error Rate and Throughput. Finally, the findings of the experiments demonstrated that when compared to the performance of other universities, University of Kurdistan Hewler demonstrates superior outcomes.