eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Despite overall consumer demand (not just within e-learning) for tablets, and numbers showing that tablets are outselling notebooks, e-learning vendors as whole are sitting back and waiting. Learn Dash – a LMS on WordPress – but you must add TinCan API on your own. Upside Learning.

CD-ROM 85

CD-ROM vendor e-learning vendor Offline 85

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. Big Dog (Saba, SumTotal, Plateau, Cornerstone OnDemand, Learn.com). Open Source Systems – That have to be 100% free to be considered. Extended Enterprise – System must have e-comm, multi-tenet – fully skinnable, additional functionality.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2012

20 Saba Learning Suite. With its m-learning capability including on/off synch and rather solid UI, the product continues to be an effective solution. While the pricing is outrageous and the Saba as a whole seems better suited as a HCM, their learning suite is a better alternative than those who want Cornerstone OnDemand.

LMS 71

LMS Cornerstone OnDemand Saba Totara 71

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Open Source Product of the Year (i.e. Big Dog LMS – Saba. Open Source : Academia: OLAT, Corporate: OpenElms. RCAT Open Source of the year. Social Learning Platform/Product/Solution. Mobile Learning Platform/Product/Solution. Open Source LMS of the year.

Authoring Tools 63

Authoring Tools Open Source vendor SCATE 63

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

I have seen continued interest and downloads for open source AR tool kits. GestureTek develops motion control for tablets, e-readers, smartphones and televisions. Expect a few commercial vendors to jump into the augmented reality space for e-learning. Actually it already has with some end users.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 27, 2011

After all, if you can create a couple of APIs that provide strong social learning functionality, and the LMS vendor offers an add-on for social learning, do they really want you to put yours in? The spin of course, is that open source systems enable APIs. And for free? But here is something to think about.

Trends 75

Trends vendor Association Learning Management System LMS 75