Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 13, 2010

I was just asked about trends in open source for eLearning and particularly open source eLearning tools. Probably one of the better sources on this is Jane Hart’s Instructional Tools Directory. In addition, she indicates if they are free or cost money – which is not quite the same thing as open source.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 21, 2008

IBM Lotus Connections Scuttle – Open Source WSSsearch - SharePoint add-on Any others? I originally included: Jive Software - because I thought they had it, but it appears they don't. Good comparisons of these?

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2008

Moderation - On many Wiki software packages you can require approval for posting changes. Content Quality / Regulated Content One of the most common initial objections is what about quality of the content. How do you know what gets put onto a Wiki is okay to distribute? Limit Authoring - You can control who is allowed to make changes.

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eLearning Weekly

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Use free / open-source tools. Our team is doing more with free tools and open-source systems. Specifically, we are using WordPress , MediaWiki , and Scuttle. There are tons of great tools out there for free, so make sure to do your homework before purchasing any software/systems.

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