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Kineo Insights Webinar: Kronos Moodle Case Study

Learning Visions

Decided would rather spend money on support and implementation rather than licensing. Low start up costs helped us out (no licensing fees; minimal server requirements). Annual cost of hosting with a hosting vendor was cheaper than licensing options with commercial vendors.

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E-learning Deployment – Considerations and Tools

eFront

A self-hosted LMS platform is basically a web application, usually sold as a licensed product, that you get to install and maintain in your own server. You also need to contact the vendor and license updates and upgrades (though some might be included for free in the licensing price). Hosted LMS.

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Announcing the end-of-life for eFront 3.6 branch, including eFront Open-Source

eFront

Heck, eFront was built on top of several Open-Source projects, from PHP to MYSQL. Open-Source is not about the license, it’s about the community that is created around a project. It’s not that we don’t like Open-Source. We really do. It’s just that merely giving a project away as Open-Source is not enough.

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The Real Cost of a Free (Open Source) LMS!

Upside Learning

Thumb rule – For any open source LMS only the license cost is zero. If IT doesn’t have the skills (mostly PHP and MySQL and of course a good understanding of the LMS code) you either outsource that part or hire additional staff to do the same. So what is a real cost of a free (open source) LMS? That’s the only thing that’s free.

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Online Course Software: The Learning Business Puzzle

Academy of Mine

The wrong version of php or MySQL installed will render one or more of these software packages dead. So what we do is we get the dedicated servers required to host such a dynamic educational site and then we buy “developer licenses” for the software. A cheap $20 / month shared hosting package won’t work.

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How to Setup a Learning Management System with LearnDash

The Be-all and End-all Guide to Creating a Supreme LearnDash LMS

Under ‘ Databases ‘ you should notice the ‘ MySQL Database Wizard ‘ Use this wizard to create a MySQL database and a database user. Under LearnDash LMS > Settings > LMS License , be sure to enter your LearnDash support license. WordPress installation is pretty simple.

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Comprehensive Checklist: Learning Management System (LMS) Requirements and Capabilities

Paradiso Solutions

MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB). Consider not only the upfront costs but also ongoing expenses such as licensing, maintenance, and user support. Ability to choose between cloud-based and self-hosted deployments. Operating System: Compatibility with major operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS).

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