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Free e-learning: The Top 10 barriers to adoption

From the Coleface

If there are all these great free tools, why are cost-conscious firms not adopting them faster? Integration with existing systems: the freeware has probably been built to do one job by developers who are unfamiliar with or unconstrained by corporate systems.

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Looking ‘Under the Hood’ of MOOCs

e-Learning Academy

Generally speaking, a cobbled up MOOC using freeware is not going to ‘cut it’ because it wastes student time and looks unloved. Many are motivated by automation and economies of scale, expecting the online learning solution to cost less than traditional learning delivery. Simplicity is about ease of use.

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Where are open source learning applications?

Tony Karrer

In other words, the cost of Captivate is less than the lost time dealing with Wink. Think of it as freeware Captivate. * I do think it's worth keeping an eye on: * Virtual classroom solutions - after having gone through trying to find inexpensive solutions, there's real opportunity here for Skype+conferencing.

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5 Easy Ways to Share E-Learning Courses

Rapid eLearning

What you need to do: Download and install Cloudberry Explorer (freeware). There are plenty of web services to do that and the cost is relatively low for a domain and hosting. A simple hosting plan may only cost $5-$10/month. I use FileZilla (freeware) which lets me easily upload and manage my content. Get a domain name.

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Help! What software tool should I use to record audio?

360 Training

Please carefully review potential solutions in terms of their costs, risks, policies, and other impacts—and confirm that the solution you pick truly meets your particular needs. At little to no cost. I need to record simple voice-only audio. To go with my PPT slides. And I have PowerPoint 2013 or better. And no download required.

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Review of ASTD International Trade Expo

eLearning 24-7

I would play this at home – too many game based learning solutions look like freeware or the old Atari games from the 80s. The cost is $325 per license, but a minimum of 25 licenses. Cost – for some people it won’t be an issue, for others it could be a big issue, depending on your budget. If not, demand one.

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Employee Development Training: Maximize Employee Growth

Appsembler

Open Source and Freeware : The digital realm is abundant with free resources. It’s cost-effective and fosters camaraderie. From software tutorials to courses on soft skills, a wealth of knowledge awaits the discerning seeker. Peer-to-Peer Training : Leverage the internal experts.