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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

I thought about this, as you can tell, and said to myself, okay, let’s write a post where the e-learning history and thus learning systems, authoring tools, and alike are intertwined with good and bad ideas. Then Cornerstone came along and bought SumTotal for peanuts, which was a good idea, and here we are with SumTotal.

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Latest in the Learning System Market

eLearning 24-7

UI uses Playlists/Channels – Think Netflix like apperance – they may go “Grid” but same premise “Most Trending”, “Recommended”, “Popular”, “Based on your skill or interest” Playlists using machine learning (vendors refer to it as AI). Learning Systems Hiring.

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Top 10 Learning Systems for 2021

eLearning 24-7

Without content, you are not a learning system, you are an internet page from 1993. . Learning Systems is an umbrella term. Then there are LXPs, again some bolting from the name, and most adding more and more LMS functionality, Learning Platform is another. Feature-rich system. #1 Some only have three.

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Skillsoft buying SumTotal – My Take

eLearning 24-7

Like many of you, I was surprised to find out that Skillsoft is in the process of acquiring SumTotal. HCM, among other things is all about HR (human resources), HRIS (human resources information systems) and the wherewithal of all that is part of it. Combination of Skillsoft and SumTotal offers comprehensive, content-rich HR solutions.

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The Cornerstone Acquisition

eLearning 24-7

It is the same way with learning systems, and yes, e-learning. The LMS market still has the largest share in the learning system space, many are in the last five years, they range from innovative to just eech. I never put innovation and SumTotal in the same sentence. SumTotal was never innovative.

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Expect 2 C in Learning Systems 2021

eLearning 24-7

I mean, when you consider that “communities” in learning systems are roaring back (although in all honesty, they never left), as though it is some whiz and wow thing, having a “2” to represent “two” and “C” to represent “see” isn’t so outrageous is it? Well, why not?

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Cheering for clients named a Top Learning System by Craig Weiss

Rustici Software

As part two of our series celebrating our clients recent wins, we’re sharing insight our customers included in Craig Weiss’s “Top Learning Systems for 2018.” Craig’s E-Learning 24/7 blog is read by eLearning professionals around the world to help inform their technology purchasing decisions. 9 SumTotal.