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APRIL 14, 2010

Many people are turning to open source LMS/LCMSs solutions, including Moodle without knowing ahead of time, the potential challenges that might befall them. The biggest challenge you will face with Moodle, and in many cases with open source LMS/LCMS solutions is that you need to have strong technical skills.

Moodle 63

Moodle LCMS Open Source Server 63

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APRIL 4, 2024

In the mid-2000s, software changed from versions to “years” in their naming convention, hence the “year” name. Some LMS systems have an LRS; you can also buy standalone LRSes, and there are open-source LRSes. It stuck at 1.2 Of course, that trend has shifted back.

AICC 69

AICC xapi SCORM Authoring Tools 69

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JULY 30, 2010

An API (Application Program Interface) enables an interface from a piece of software to communicate with another piece of software (in its simplest form) or multiple pieces of software (called a mashup). Open Architecture. APIs are open source code, so that developers (inc. Typically APIs are free.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

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JULY 13, 2011

Each person who is working on the software, has no knowledge of the vendor’s software prior to. The software is the full versions and not limited in any such manner. Why have people who have no knowledge of the software? 16 open source free tools. So, two challenges over the month of August.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools News CertPoint vendor 71

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JANUARY 6, 2010

Shareware Solutions : Did you know there is plenty of software that can compete against the big name solutions without the expensive overhead? Some of these solutions are open source (which means they are 100% FREE). Did I mention they are 100% FREE? Plus multi-year discounts – Benefits and Minuses.

Open Source 40

Open Source vendor Hosting Software 40

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JANUARY 6, 2010

Shareware Solutions : Did you know there is plenty of software that can compete against the big name solutions without the expensive overhead? Some of these solutions are open source (which means they are 100% FREE). Did I mention they are 100% FREE? Plus multi-year discounts – Benefits and Minuses.

Open Source 40

Open Source vendor Hosting Software 40

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

PowerPoint is a presentation software. Yes, folks create courses from it – and while that is what spins it as a learning tool, my sense is that more folks use it as presentation software than as a learning tool. Showpad – Sales training software (yeah it is a learning system, but have you heard of it?).

Authoring Tools 66

Authoring Tools Tools Social Media Blackboard 66

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JULY 19, 2021

It is also a key reason, why you are seeing more and more software companies offering a “coach” as part of their offering. Think about leadership training. What is more a “plus”? An expert to guide you or one-way and text? Engagement is right here. What systems offer Bongo today?

Metrics 103

Metrics Integrate Docebo vendor 103

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Their mobile learning is cool, but it uses “proprietary&# based software — their software. So you cannot create content/courses in other mobile learning tools or open source mobile learning tools and not be able to use it with their solution. – future – yeah – open source, api.

LMS 40

LMS Blended Learning Open Source TechKnowledge 40

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

CODiE – in one category under “Software”, 32 awards are available, at least two winners per award, one has three: 65 winners – some of the awards do not fall under “e-learning” CODiE – under “Education”, 23 awards are available, at least two winners per award, a couple have 3 winners.

Authoring Tools 63

Authoring Tools Open Source vendor SCATE 63

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

I have seen continued interest and downloads for open source AR tool kits. Allscripts merged hospital software with an accurate gesture -based system. XTR3D is developing gesture recognition software for televisions using 2D cameras such as a computer webcam or the one in your smartphone – to extract 3D out of a 2D image.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

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JANUARY 13, 2010

These new pages will feature “the essentials&# for a specific topic of e-learning software. For example: The debut category is “Screen Capture&#. Going forward, new pages will be listed by “software category&#. Even if you plan to use an Open Source LMS. Example: Image Editing, and so forth.

Brandon Hall 40

Brandon Hall News Low Cost Open Source 40

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MARCH 7, 2013

Screen recording and capture – often seen in demos or software or web tutorials. One flat fee – Appears in open source platforms. Be aware that an open source platform is just how you imagine it – you have to fully customize it. Kaltura – Open source platform, extremely robust.

Platform 88

Platform Video vendor Player 88

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APRIL 11, 2013

If they want to take courses on how to learn software or business or whatever, they may be watching videos on YouTube – for free or paying a fee to use such sites as Lynda.com. What they are trying to do is to offer an alternative to an open source platform which allows unlimited users.

LMS 78

LMS Blended Learning vendor Learning Management System 78

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Equally of interest, are the increase in open source systems that offer for a fee, hosting on their own servers, rather than on yours. Open Source Systems. Here is my list of the top three open source systems in the education/academia market. Prediction. Huge explosion in SaaS based only systems. Other News.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

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MAY 3, 2010

No matter where you are, no matter what you are – portal, learning community, LMS/LCMS (open source), group, web page with links, API integrated solution, etc. Company: Rustici Software Public beta is available on May 21st, 2010. SCORM Cloud. Rarely, can you say to yourself, I have seen the future and I like it.

SCORM 45

SCORM Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 45

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JULY 27, 2011

Lastly, the software thing doesn’t hold water either. The last time I looked my Office software, it didn’t cost me $50,000 or more to purchase. True, people are selecting open source systems, and for the majority of them, it is Moodle. has stopped by your room to see if you are ready for your journey.

Association Learning Management System 78

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

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JUNE 25, 2012

At one time screen recording software (including capturing) was a simple endeavor. There is something wrong when a free and open source product like Audacity can do it, yet a product that costs hundreds of dollars cannot. Screen capturing and recording software is evolving in our industry. Bottom Line.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 73

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Video Wondershare Flash 73

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Below is a list of various open source and free tools including: m-learning, testing web pages in browsers, mobile learning systems, SCORM and the lame PENS (IMO). MLEX – Mobile Learning Experiment - software tool designed to create a single web page viewable on standard or small sized displays. SDKs for all the Smartphones.

Open Source 69

Open Source SCORM Mobile Learning Open 69

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

To change it to a PNG, You had to download JPG as a web page image and then change it in whatever software you use to do so. Some are 100% open source, and others are open but commercial, where you pay token fees. When you asked it to create an image of whatever or a picture of whatever – it outputted.

Association Learning Management System 75

Association Learning Management System LMS Authoring Tools Association LMS 75

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JULY 20, 2011

Desktop: Software is installed on your hard drive of your computer and you work on your computer. SaaS: Software is in the cloud, on the internet. Courselab – The best free open source product on the market. You work online via the servers of your vendor. Everything is saved online. at the numbers in just 7 months.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Below is a list of various open source and free tools including: m-learning, testing web pages in browsers, mobile learning systems, SCORM and the lame PENS (IMO). MLEX – Mobile Learning Experiment - software tool designed to create a single web page viewable on standard or small sized displays. SDKs for all the Smartphones.

Open Source 67

Open Source SCORM Mobile Learning Open 67

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

That said, for a freebie -and yes, I said freebie (open source) it has a lot of power. For my Mac OS fans, a screen recording software that is 100% geared to the Mac OS space is Telestream’s ScreenFlow. Works across multiple platforms, SCORM, learning object generator and more. Final Note.

Authoring Tools 86

Authoring Tools Authoring Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 86

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Bamboozle and you never knew it – Open Source, other e-learning tools, immersive as well. Assuming all open source is free. There are plenty of 360 cams for under $100 with stitching software not only included but automatically does it prior to output. Best hopeful is 50-50. Best way to figure it out?

Authoring Tools 21

Authoring Tools vendor LMS Open Source 21

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APRIL 9, 2021

Open LMS – Is the full Moodle customized system here, and companies due use Open LMS for their customer education/partner training. Open can do pretty much anything you need/ask for, and it wouldn’t make sense to leave them out, just because they build off of open source and take it to a whole different level.

System 105

System Custom Education Metrics 105

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MARCH 12, 2011

In today’s market there is no reason to buy a product that requires you to do a full customization, either on the front end, back end or entire system, unless – you decided to go with an open source solution such as Moodle or Drupal, where you need that extensive customization. If I am vendor, whose product is paid (i.e.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

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MARCH 22, 2010

Open Social – APis, open source – while this necessarily isn’t social media, it will enable multi-faceted social media features and capabilities. So here it is: SAAS: Software as a Service. Social Q&A - Askville or Answers.com. Social Search – Bing Twitter. Social Measuring - Technorati.

Social Media 40

Social Media LCMS Social Networks Media 40

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Moodle base is open source, and thus from Moodle alone standpoint is not on the list, nor is any open source solution. . System plays well in numerous verticals including retail and hospitality (#3), Associations (#3), non-profit (#1), software technology (#3), consumer goods, and life sciences. .

Learning System 23

Learning System System Compliance Training iTunes 23

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JULY 3, 2010

Software simulation tool (Firefly) and Mzinga Publisher are extra, i.e. there is an additional cost – it is not automatically included in the OmniSocial product. What vendors fail to tell you, unless you press them, is you can actually use an API (open source) solution and integrate it yourself. Test Drive.

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Software Technology – SAP Litmos leads all, Docebo, Absorb and Fuse are within breathing room. not every apple though is the same, and when it comes to open source (Moodle specifically), not every vendor in the customization of Moodle are the same. Retail – Very close. Very close indeed.I Very close indeed.I

Authoring Tools 96

Authoring Tools vendor Association Learning Management System Compliance Training 96

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

However, a CMS as a backbone combined with other tools for a Learning Portal is a real winner IMO and a CMS combined with social media caps and/or with open source scripts as a backbone to a Learning Portal is an equal winner. They have passed their usefulness. Don’t make it so bogged down, that no one will use it.

Social Media 76

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 76

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Think marketplace – whether it is free – created by the vendor or links to widget directories to use in your product – i.e. open source or APIs or an exchange. There is a reason Dragon software is hot. People are reading a lot of eBooks on tablets too. Widgets/add-ons. People like free. I’d offer both.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

However, a CMS as a backbone combined with other tools for a Learning Portal is a real winner IMO and a CMS combined with social media caps and/or with open source scripts as a backbone to a Learning Portal is an equal winner. They have passed their usefulness. Don’t make it so bogged down, that no one will use it.

Social Media 49

Social Media Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social 49

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JANUARY 3, 2013

Why deal with an open source system that will cost you more than you think, when one that is turnkey will suffice. As for 3rd party authoring tools, if someone knows how to use robust software, they can learn how to create a robust course, even a simulation. The argument that costs will be high for seats, doesn’t fly.

Online Learning 80

Online Learning Online Asynchronous Synchronous 80

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JANUARY 12, 2015

Project Tin Can” was the name Rustici Software came up with to describe the work ADL contracted them to do. Tin Can” is a trademarked name owned by Rustici Software. ADL can’t file for a trademark themselves, so for now Rustici Software is stuck with the trademark for “Tin Can.” What is Tin Can exactly?

xapi 40

xapi ADL Authoring Tools SCORM 40

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Open Source Free Content Authoring Tools. Desktop or SAAS – i.e. you either dl the software and work on it on your desktop or your server OR you access the software in the “cloud&#. What I would do, if I wanted to use an authoring tool in my system, use a free open source one with strong functionality.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 71