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The 5 Myths of Rapid E-Learning Revisited

Rapid eLearning

I came into rapid e-learning from the world of Authorware and Flash where building courses took a lot of time and cost a lot more money. As soon as I asked that question, I heard all of the bellyaching from our Flash developers and most of the custom e-learning vendors we hired.

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Q&A from Blog Readers on E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

Q: I loved Authorware, but today I can’t find an authoring tool that can match it or even get close to it. There are a lot of e-learning developers and instructional designers who either used Authorware or want an authoring tool that meets their needs – and which does not exist in today’s market.

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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

CBT Prior to online learning known then as WBT, and then the latter term of e-learning (vendors today, use it to refer to content that is online), there was CBT. CBT was the “new” and exciting way to learn. Could someone create a course at said company? WBT (Web-Based Training). Blackboard.

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Authoring Tool Market – What I am seeing

eLearning 24-7

If you are an Authorware fanatic missing the old days, you are still going to miss it – because while these capabilities are being added to tools they are still not at the level of Authorware. One vendor has a gaming raceway for quizzes. I remember pushing my pen around my paper in junior high creating a race game too.

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Course Authoring Tools for eLearning Developers and the masses

eLearning 24-7

The biggest problem facing the industry in the past few years are the lack of course authoring tools for e-learning developers and instructional designers. Sure, you can use the extensive list of tools on the market, but for those who want real power and complexity ala from the days of Authorware, pickings are slim.

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User Friendly or Hype?

eLearning 24-7

Not understanding that they are creating a product for people to use , rather creating what they feel people should use. Authoring Tools (Rapid E-Learning). For those of us who can remember, back in early 2000, products like Authorware were essential to building courses. Back end – the administration side.

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The Latest: Rapid Content Authoring Tool Market

eLearning 24-7

This will become one of the biggest features in 2012 – especially with people wanting to create simulations without being an e-learning developer. Listen, Authorware is dead, so why create a product that is trying to bring it back to life with your own product? Here are some other features that are RED HOT.