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E-Learning 101: Straightforward Answers to Fundamental Questions—Part 2

ATD Learning Technologies

I periodically put out an authoring tools comparison that shares my personal opinion on the differences between several of the most common tools: 2016 authoring tools comparison. webinar for 2016 authoring tools comparison 2-24-16. What is the difference between an LMS and an LCMS? All are still in use today.

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Web-Based Authoring Tools for Scalable eLearning Development: The Time Has Come

Web Courseworks

A white paper on the Composica website titled “ The Goldilocks Dilemma of Authoring ” provides a convincing argument for why firms should invest in a collaborative authoring tool over competing individual authoring tools and learning content management system (LCMS) solutions. 2004. · xAPI. · AICC. · LMS, Inc.

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LMS vs. LCMS

Xyleme

LMS vs. LCMS: What is the difference and why does it matter? LMS vs. LCMS? While sometimes thought to be interchangeable terms, LMS (Learning Management System) and LCMS (Learning Content Management System) platforms share a few functionalities, but couldn’t be more different. What is an LCMS? What is an LMS?

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SCORM and the Whole 2.0 Thing Again.

Mark Oehlert

By comparison, today's technical and learning environment is much more ???read-write???, t think SCORM and AICC are over engineered pieces of junk. And the LMS / LCMS products and vendors engender pure hate at every contact point whether purchaser, content develoeprs, admins or end users. read-write???, m not sure I???ve

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Product Review – Adobe Captivate Prime LMS

eLearning 24-7

Gamification comparison whereas learners can see where they rank against their peers or individual colleague. and AICC (why is there AICC? Adobe sees the system as a LMS with LCMS features. I’m not sure about the LCMS angle. . Let’s Go to the Tape. SCORM, SCORM 1.2 xAPI will be arriving in Q4 2015.

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What is a Learning Content Management System (LCMS)?

Xyleme

.” Even a Google search for Learning Content Management System returns ads for Learning Management Systems, and articles that claim to rank the top LCMS’s, but really only include Learning Management Systems. LMS and LCMS might look like they are the same thing or close, but the two couldn’t be more different!

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Exploring eLearning Standards for the WordPress LMS Industry with Andy Whitaker at Rustici Software

LifterLMS

In this LMScast episode, Andy Whitaker explore the landscape of eLearning standards, focusing on SCORM, AICC, and XAPI for WordPress LMS. There’s SCORM, there’s XAPI, there’s CMI, 5, LTI, AICC. SCORM and AICC specifically tend to be mostly about content plus system interoperability. What’s the difference?