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The 5 Myths of Rapid E-Learning Revisited

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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. Free E-Learning Resources.

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Q&A from Blog Readers on E-Learning

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Some have ads, which can be a downer for some folks, others require the person to either use VOIP or call in with a non toll free number. . They also have a lot of partnerships with LMS vendors – so that adds to an additional distribution channel. . The argument of course is that “support and service” costs money.

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Authoring Tool Market – What I am seeing

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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. Audacity which is free – destroys it. A few vendors include game templates – Yipee! Audio Editing.

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History of the LMS

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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. Oh, and access wasn’t free. WBT (Web-Based Training).

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Course Authoring Tools for eLearning Developers and the masses

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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. It’s free. Celtix - Enables you to create storyboards and scripts.

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User Friendly or Hype?

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If I am vendor, whose product is paid (i.e. not free, or not 100% open source) and I have to do 100% customization to land a client, I would worry about my cash on hand and debt load. Authoring Tools (Rapid E-Learning). We are Family, not every user. In reality, it often is not the case.

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The Latest: Rapid Content Authoring Tool Market

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Listen, Authorware is dead, so why create a product that is trying to bring it back to life with your own product? Lots of royalty free stock photo options here – you still have to buy the license mind you, but you can find truly “free” without giving credit to anyone and add it. People like free.