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Open Source is Not Cheap, Leave Alone Free

Upside Learning

We’ve known this all along that Open Source is never cheap, leave alone free. The reason they say – it’s free or at best, comes at a low cost. In an attempt to advise our clients to choose an Open Source LMS after doing proper home-work, we have written these articles: The Real Cost of Free (Open Source) LMS.

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Why low-cost LMS platforms are expensive in the long-run

Time to Know

You’ve heard it before – “We’re not rich enough to buy cheap things” – Meaning that low-cost products are likely to break or need replacing, so buying one high-quality, long-lasting item is a better investment. So why do low-cost LMSs end up more expensive in the long run?

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Open Source LMS vs. Cloud-Based LMS: Which is Right for You?

SkyPrep

An LMS provides you with the framework to not only manage training and learning within your organization , but enables a solution to the skills and knowledge gap. While on your journey to finding the right fit for your organization, you will encounter two different types of LMSs – open source and cloud-based.

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Instructional Design Portfolio Resources

Experiencing eLearning

Christopher Pappas provides another 7 reasons you need a portfolio , if you need more motivate. Open source and additional tools. If you want to use open source tools, check out Adapt and H5P. Free and Low Cost Hosting Options. Why do you need a portfolio? What to include.

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Providing digital skills training for literacy educators globally

eAbyas Info Solutions

They sought to implement a learning management system (LMS) that is widely used and open source. This would ensure that countries, who were supported by UIL through their contextualisation process, could host the course on their own platforms for free if they chose to, using their own national experts or at low cost.

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Free and Open Source Web Conferencing (Online Meetings, Webinars.

eFront

As a result, the following post is Free and Open Source Web Conferencing (Online Meetings, Webinars) Tools for e-Learning. The following list contains free and open source Web Conferencing tools that are nt in particular order. BigBlueButton is built by combining over fourteen open source components.

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Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning

eFront

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 1/16/2011 Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning Open source software can be used as we wish, without long-term commitments and with a community of professionals that extend and support them.