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Another Stake in Ground for Blackboard: Two New Investments in the Open-source E-learning Market

Janet Clarey

Blackboard’s statement of principles about open source says it is. committed to supporting the growth, development and use of open source technologies in education worldwide.”. To that end, Blackboard has launched a new business called Blackboard Education Open Source Services – a good thing, right?

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The Impact of Online Training Platforms on Employee Retention and Satisfaction

ReadyTech

Insufficient budget: Cost is another significant factor that could hinder the implementation of online training platforms. Organizations can overcome this challenge by exploring low-cost or free options, such as open-source software or online resources.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

Virtual classrooms and smart-boards are used in a more student-centered way (not putting all the attention to one person up-front=bad). open up exciting opportunities for people to access relevant information where and when they require it. Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0 Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0

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e-Learning Glossaries

eFront

E-Learning Essentials Common e-learning terms used in online education including accreditation, virtual classroom, community, university, college, etc. Recent Comments Blog Archive ► 2011 (3) ► January (3) Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Le.

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Seven Things I Learned This Year

Tony Karrer

6) iPad (5) SkillSoft (2) Social Learning (15) Virtual Classroom (5) ASTD (8) eLearningGuild (2) And here were my top posts based on social signals. Top eLearning Sites? Social Learning Tools Should Not be Separate from Enterprise 2.0

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Breakthrough eLearning: eLearning That Doesnt Break the Bank

Breakthrough eLearning

In particular, Fox points to the following low cost options: Open source LMSs (e.g. Moodle) Open source authoring tools (e.g. Seedwiki) E-mail Virtual classrooms (e.g. I often tell people that eLearning does not have to mean expending a fortune on an installed Learning Management System.

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Ultimate eLearning terms you should know: Part 2 (M-Z)

LearnUpon

Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment): Open source learning platform mostly implemented in education settings. One of the main benefits of open source platforms like Moodle is that they’re free and can be highly customized.