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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

Maybe they want to integrate it into the system, OR they see it as a revenue channel by keeping it as a standalone – there are plenty more who seek it solely for getting the clients and moving them over to their system, ideally sunsetting the system if they can – the one they bought.) Learn.com wasn’t a bad system.

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Learning System TrailBlazers – Who’s Next?

eLearning 24-7

Learn.com – First a content aggregator, then jumped into the LMS market, acquired by Taleo, who promised to invest heavily. If you ever wondered what down the tubes look like, look no further than Learn.com. Oh, how we missed you – Grovo followed the same approach as Learn.com, and how well did that turn out exactly?

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LMS Low-Cost Webinars Hosted eCommerce Subscriptions

Tony Karrer

I was talking with a startup that has an existing audience and now want to provide a monthly subscription for access to training to this audience. I'm a little concerned how well LMS solutions will handle the webinar integration and the subscriptions. They will only convert a portion of the audience to the new service.

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The Augmented LMS: New Life for Talent Management Learning?

Talented Learning

Old-school LMS companies (like SumTotal , Plateau , Learn.com , GeoLearning and Certpoint ) were acquired by much larger talent and HR-suite providers like SAP/SuccessFactors , Infor , Oracle and IBM. The goal was integrated talent management. Bolted-on” (vs integral) mobile, social and commerce functionality. Conclusion.

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Free Online Conference – Future of Learning - Incredible Speakers

Tony Karrer

It’s clear to thrive they need to focus on business critical issues for the organization, provide solutions provide real value, differentiate their offerings, and look at ways to provide value beyond being a publisher of courses and courseware. However, that’s easier said than done.

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Learning Systems for 2018 (#25 to #16)

eLearning 24-7

page – Top 50 Learning Systems for 2018 , whereas I provide some high level analysis, including a couple of cons or weaknesses in each product (if applicable). . Assessment tool, integrations such as Google Drive, Zapier and Office 365 are pluses. The PDF also includes a link to my Top 50 for 2018 listings on my Scoop.it

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LMSs that kick ass: ElementK’s KnowledgeHub

Janet Clarey

However, Element K has made substantial, progressive improvements to their LMS, most recently by building custom integrations between Jive Clearspace and KnowledgeHub, Element K’s LMS. Probably just three years ago, if you said Element K I would have immediately thought about off-the-shelf courseware. Via email, I asked Sue Rodeman, VP.,