Dokeos is a learning suite that enables an administrator to run an active electronic classroom. It's an open source software with several features. Similar to eClass requirements, Dokeos enables student-teacher interactivity via PowerPoint presentations or video conferencing.

The Videoconferencing has two subparts: a virtual meeting and a virtual classroom. The meeting can hold up 4 participants whereas the classroom considers 100 participants. A moderator can import a presentation and present slides. A set of drawing tools enable virtual collaboration amongst the session participants. Each member can chat with each other through video streaming.

Meanwhile, the PowerPoint conversations enable a moderator to add in test questions, import voices/sound files into the presentation. It claims to add interactivity to a passive presentation, encouraging students to know their learning progress as material is presented.

On the surface, Dokeos seems like it provides useful interactive features such as video streaming, the ability to import and play presentations, and to draw in real time to communicate pictorially to other session members. Perhaps eClass will consider videostreaming (though not the scope of the current version of the project) or inserting activities within the presentation.

However, Dokeos has other features such as survey tools, community extensions (i.e. wikis), and "coaching interactions" that do not meet the scope of the eClass project. With these listed features, eClass would be cluttered; rather, like Dokeos, eClass will definitely consider an interactive PowerPoint "conversation" that will be merged with the abilities of a feature like "Videoconferencing."

I feel like the breadth of Dokeos' abilities is pretty large, so nothing appears to be missing in terms of features.