eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

The LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal market continues to be strong. In my latest directory, 393 LMS vendors – global, of which 34 or so are open source systems. Folding up shop and switching to a new market: Talent/Performance Management, new product lines not tied to e-learning, services. It was a myth.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 14, 2012

Moodle can be a worthwhile system but it requires heavy customization, dedicated IT person who has Moodle skill sets (ideal), in-house support (because when end users can’t figure it out – they will come calling YOU) and costs that many folks fail to realize. As such, do folks really want parents to have their own portal?

Education 74

Education Social Networks Moodle Blackboard 74

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2012

LMS vendors are continuing to add some very unique features in an effort to set themselves apart from the competition. This is to say that 90% of features most folks seek are nearly universal in a LMS – low cost or otherwise. Parental portal, student portal, teacher portal (education systems).

Association Learning Management System 67

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS Portal 67

eLearning 24-7

JULY 6, 2011

Extended Enterprise – aka Multi-Tenet, Portals-Sub Portals. If you want an EE, you will want e-commerce. Do they have any reports dedicated for the e-commerce functionality? As you can see, just saying e-commerce is not enough. Especially if it costs extra. Otherwise, they are in the off position.

Association LMS 68

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS RFP 68

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. Normally, I wouldn’t provide a specific breakout, say Big Dog or Small Dog, but people ask me whom I like or dislike, etc. A really good EE system, offers this and for those who just want the standard LMS, provides these features too, without missing a beat.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

If you choose to use it, after the trial, it will cost you $1,000 for unlimited number of courses and unlimited number of authors or developers. Use my content authoring tool directory, which lists over a hundred vendors, their products and includes price points. E-Learning 24/7. Here is how the offer works. Look around.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 69

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 69

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 6, 2010

A sandbox environment is provided to use as Admins are developing new reports. Unlimited number of courses can be uploaded, tested and provided on-going updates – Sweet! Here is what the Talent Gateway comes with: It is a portal and includes parts of Plateau’s system. The more users the cost changes.

Plateau 64

Plateau System Productivity Product 64

CommLab India

JANUARY 26, 2017

You have heard about e-learning and are looking to contact vendors for a quote. But before doing that, it is a good idea to understand the typical services e-learning vendors provide and how they price those services. Services provided by e-learning vendors and how they are priced.

e-learning vendor 44

e-learning vendor vendor Services Outsource 44

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 18, 2011

For people who are working on certification, does your system provide e-mail reminders to end users whose certification is near expiration and thus they need to go into the system and complete it? What about e-mail reminders for the following (time frame) to renew? Typically there is no cost. Certificates/Certification.

vendor 68

vendor LMS AICC Compliance Training 68

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2011

For the vendors who charge a fee there are lots of reasons they come up with, including the mention that they have to pay people (I get it) or in other industries people pay for support or everyone else is doing it or in the case of the limited free option – that this meets the needs of most of our customers. Marketing.

Association Learning Management System 78

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Over the next month, I will be testing a few LMS vendors out there with several alternative browsers to see if their system is truly browser agnostic, and will report the results back to you on my blog. I will provide to you what I am testing. Hopefully, every vendor will return back 100%. Here is how the offer works.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 40

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 11, 2012

The people who suffer the most from this contradiction are the consumers and a vast majority of vendors. While mobile learning is moving at an incredible speed, faster than anticipated by some of my colleagues, it does not come without a cost. That cost is in the pitch of HTML5. HTML5 or is it?

Pipes 71

Pipes vendor Offline iPad 71

eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2012

A: Virtually every LMS vendor out there in the marketplace provides these features. In fact there are systems that cost less than 25K that are excellent. Learning is really becoming secondary, even if these vendors offer a LMS. . File repository – gaining steam. Price Point Systems. Authoring Tools.

LMS 72

LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

I have seen over 150 systems, 80 plus authoring tools, dozens of web conferencing products, mobile learning, quiz assessment tools, CMSs and learning portals, and not everyone of them meets those two statements. Learning Management Systems, LCMS, Learning Portals. Authoring Tools (Rapid E-Learning).

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Provided a strong cluster sample, representing folks across the globe, not just the U.S. I always recommend going to the 3rd party content provider for my 3rd party courses – i.e. soft skills, MS Office, etc. rather then going through the LMS vendor. Lasted for one month. on this topic). Something to Consider.

Association Learning Management System 77

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Blended Learning 77

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 5, 2011

When it comes to the e-learning market, specifically the LMS space (and you can toss in LCMS, CMS, Learning Portals as well), there are a lot of traps that customers fall into and can’t get out. Pitched under the guise of “research&# from the vendor perspective. Your problem is resolved. Bottom Line.

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

CommLab India

MAY 2, 2017

So, you have decided to provide e-learning options to your employees. Let’s assume you have hired an e-learning vendor for creating SCORM compliant e-learning courses. Now, you need a platform to host these courses – a Learning Management System (LMS). Seamless Learning Experience.

LMS 54

LMS vendor e-learning vendor Hosting 54

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 27, 2011

While the global economy has yet to fully reverse itself, it is clear that many vendors believe it is, or realize that potential clients have no problem paying for it. While their continues to be a slight increase in providing tech support and service for free (at least one year), the same cannot be said for e-commerce.

Trends 75

Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75