Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 13, 2010

I was just asked about trends in open source for eLearning and particularly open source eLearning tools. Probably one of the better sources on this is Jane Hart’s Instructional Tools Directory. In addition, she indicates if they are free or cost money – which is not quite the same thing as open source.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 28, 2006

Good post by Harold Jarche - Where are open source learning applications? First, open-source generally succeeds once an application domain is fairly well understood and the feature sets are relatively more stable. Think of it as freeware Captivate. *

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 12, 2019

You can try Moodle for free (or even install it on your own server if you’re ambitious). I use the open source tool Audacity for audio editing. OpenShot is a free, open source video editor. Learning Management Systems. Canvas also allows a free trial. Microsoft Office.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 16, 2008

I was asked to speak to an audience of air traffic control trainers from around Europe about the advantages and disadvantages of open source and free software, a space usually occupied by my colleague Jane Hart. I probably screwed them up psychologically with this exercise but the results were interesting.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Podcasts are fairly easy for anyone to make and with the free downloadable software, Audacity , it becomes an inexpensive option. Users can record and edit audio with Audacity and it runs on most operating systems, including Mac OS X and Windows. Dimdim has an open source version so developers can integrate it with other software.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2006

Then along came open source and a host of freebie applications, supported by advertising. At the moment I'm either using or considering using all of the following: Moodle , the open source virtual learning environment. DimDim , open source web conferencing. Audacity , the free audio editor.

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Breakthrough eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2006

In particular, Fox points to the following low cost options: Open source LMSs (e.g. Moodle) Open source authoring tools (e.g. Audacity) Bravo to Fox and Kineo! I often tell people that eLearning does not have to mean expending a fortune on an installed Learning Management System. PowerPoint) Blogs (e.g.

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