LearnDash

AUGUST 11, 2013

The LMS market is growing right in line with the rest of the learning industry. First and foremost, an LMS is more than a piece of software – it is a strategic decision that has the potential to impact your bottom line. No matter what your platform (WordPress, SaaS providers, Moodle, BlackBoard, eFront, etc.),

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LMS Blackboard eLearning Consultant Moodle 182

LearnDash

MARCH 22, 2012

Taking a page out of the WordPress model, Moodle’s free and open-source offering is an attractive option for organizations big and small… but is it the best? The learning management system industry is relatively new and like most new industries, there are major players and then there are the bottom feeders.

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Moodle LMS Open Source Player 111

LearnDash

MAY 14, 2014

One of the biggest challenges for anyone who is implementing a learning management system is finding a hosting provider that is both reliable and scale-able. Let me explain what I mean… For some of you reading this article, you may have a Moodle site intended for many courses and users.

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Hosting LMS Learning Management System File Size 130

LearnDash

MAY 27, 2015

Nearly every elearning program that exists today in almost every industry is powered by a learning management system (LMS). The LMS is what is responsible for successful delivery and recording of the course content. Once considered clunky and dull, a modern LMS is flexible, often open-source, and feature-rich.

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LearnDash

JUNE 2, 2020

We’re still the best LMS for WordPress. What that means is that, while some popular platforms like Google Classrooms or Moodle have ranked higher than us do to their search interest, we have a higher rating based on user reviews. Read our articles about Udemy and Moodle.) We’re proud of that.

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Software Moodle Training Train 243

LearnDash

DECEMBER 25, 2012

I am resting myself, but couldn’t keep my thoughts away from the LearnDash WordPress LMS plugin for very long – so here I am! (I I have already made some predictions about what is to come for e-learning in 2013 , but here I am to make yet another. The 2013 calendar is going to be the year of WordPress LMS.

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LMS Calendar Moodle Learning Management System 162

LearnDash

MARCH 5, 2020

It’s now easier than ever to switch from Moodle to LearnDash. Of the options available, Moodle is one of the most established learning platforms. It has a long history in the online education field, opening the market to many of the Learning Management Systems (LMSs) that followed. Here’s why you should.

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Moodle Open Source LMS Blackboard 32

LearnDash

JULY 7, 2020

What is the difference between a Content Management System, a Learning Management System, and a Content Authoring Tool? LearnDash is a Learning Management System (LMS). It runs on WordPress, which is a Content Management System (CMS). That’s when we come in.

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Authoring Tools Authoring Tools Content 215

LearnDash

MARCH 10, 2013

So you think WordPress can’t be a viable learning management system? Well, you may (or may not) be happy to know that since launching the LearnDash WordPress LMS, we have successfully debunked the most common criticism we have come across since starting this project last year.

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LMS Rapid eLearning SCORM Articulate 160

LearnDash

MAY 29, 2018

Simply put: Moodle needs to sell itself better. Every now and again I like to revisit Moodle to see how they are coming along with development. The truth is that Moodle acted as an inspiration for our own open-source learning management system. I think this represents a huge opportunity for the Moodle brand.

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Case Study Moodle Open Source Site 105

LearnDash

JULY 1, 2013

Learning management systems have been around for quite some time now, some would even argue that they existed prior to the advent of computers. For simplicity sake, when I refer to learning management systems (or LMS), I am speaking about the ones used with modern day technology (think BlackBoard, Moodle, etc.).

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LMS Management Learning Management System eLearning Consultant 186

LearnDash

OCTOBER 22, 2013

As a result, these universities and colleges need to select a learning management system to host and deliver their content. In a survey conducted by Whitney Kilgore, faculty across various higher ed organizations responded to questions relating to their use of online learning and learning management systems.

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Blackboard Survey Webct LMS 182

LearnDash

JANUARY 1, 2013

Learning management systems are evolving as well as people begin to demand viable alternatives to Moodle, and other traditional LMS software. For every major advancement in e-learning tools, LMS platforms, instructional design techniques/services, there are 10x as many flops to sift through.

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Industry LMS Adobe Captivate Rapid eLearning 239

LearnDash

JUNE 30, 2013

The concept of social learning isn’t necessarily new, but the technology that we have available now does make certain aspects of proprietary. If you are at all considering an LMS or CMS, then you will do well to get something that is a bit more social than the traditional platforms available ( I’m looking at you, Moodle ).

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Social Learning Social LMS Blended Learning 188

LearnDash

JANUARY 28, 2015

Given my elearning industry background I have had the opportunity to interact with the leading elearning development and management tools that are available. Everything from rapid elearning creation programs, instructional design theories and best-practice, and countless learning management systems.

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Association Learning Management System LMS Corporate eLearning Association LMS 100

LearnDash

APRIL 8, 2013

If you have ever shopped for an ideal learning management system, you are very familiar with the pricing models out there. To make matters worse, not only do you have to pay forever, many of these plans are driven by the number users (sometimes registrations) of your LMS. At first glance this seems reasonable.

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LMS Learning Management System Hosting Open Source 139

LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

We were researching possible learning management systems and got onto the discussion of open-source options. At that time, Moodle was the most popular option in that space. Fast-forward to today and the WordPress LMS landscape is a lot different. Do they recognize it as a true LMS option?

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LMS eLearning News Open Source 100

LearnDash

JANUARY 25, 2017

We need some more clear-cut methodology when it comes to building mobile learning courses leveraging this instructional design concept. Moodle UI Improvement – Despite what some may think, I have always been on the side of Moodle.

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Adobe Captivate Moodle eLearning Micro-Learning 100

LearnDash

OCTOBER 2, 2018

I merely mention it to put into perspective what our bootstrapped learning management system has been able to accomplish in this ultra-competitive industry. Without question, this recognition is owed to those of you who are using LearnDash to power your learning programs. WordPress is a sharing, idea-driven community.

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Performance Blackboard Moodle LMS 96

LearnDash

APRIL 18, 2013

Some key words to look out for include: Adobe Captivate, Articulate Studio, Articulate Storyline, iSpring, Moodle, SAP LSO, Flash, HTML/Javascript, SurveyMonkey, TechSmith… among others. This is big business. So let’s assume that you have a project that needs an instructional designer.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 199

LearnDash

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Our primary LMS is Moodle, but tools like LearnDash lends itself to a smaller course such as the one I have developed. With more than 75 percent of students studying via distance or online, our delivery of external education resources continues to be a major priority of our university. How do you use LearnDash?

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