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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Its nearly Halloween and with that comes the shocking and fearful excitement or lack thereof of the scariest things on the plane appearing at the movie theaters, in costumes, television and for us, the course authoring tool market. Just in the past two years the per license cost of authoring tools has skyrocketed. EduWiz $1,299.

CD-ROM 83

CD-ROM Authoring Rapid Intake Flash to HTML5 Conversion 83

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Initially I wasn’t going to post authoring tool rankings beyond the top ten, until July. However, in the past week, I have received over 500 e-mails from readers requesting a list of the top twenty (rather than top then). 19 Zenler Studio - I liked this product last year (2012) and I still find it quite favorable.

Authoring Tools 74

Authoring Tools Authoring Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 74

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Consumers made the same request regarding content authoring tools several months back, and at last count, I only saw three authoring tool vendors offering this feature. Consumers also made the same request on the learning platform side too. Again, I’ve seen less then five systems enable this feature.

Association Learning Management System 77

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Blended Learning 77

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JANUARY 18, 2012

The RCAT (rapid content authoring tool) market continues to be healthy with nothing to slow it down – uh, except maybe one thing (more on that later). Early Signs for 2012. I am still surprised on how vendors who are offering assessment only tools are staying in the game. What does it all mean? It isn’t.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

12-21-2012. For the rest of us, it isn’t, unless you see the latest takeaways as examples of what is to come or more importantly what hasn’t – which is really a could be doomsday to many vendors – unless they wake up! Authoring Tools. In my newest directory, I have 138 vendors. E-Learning Apps.

Association Learning Management System 72

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS Rapid Intake 72

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APRIL 11, 2013

billion dollars in revenue – Q3 2012 (Engadget, 2012). I loved the term that vendors started to push in 2012 and continue to do so in 2013 – “scalability” It makes me laugh. What is great about the apps and add-ons is that you can offer a CRM, web conferencing tool, video messaging, etc.

LMS 78

LMS Blended Learning vendor Learning Management System 78

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JULY 20, 2011

There are 124 authoring tools in my latest directory, of which 30 are SaaS or a combination of desktop and SaaS – which really what is the point of that? Even though more tools are adding the features of collaborative and peer review (more on that in a sec) they are still heavy geared towards a desktop solution. Mobile Learning.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

For each of these items in e-learning. Authoring Tools. In 2012 it has been all about collaborative/peer review with authoring products, and it still will be in 2013, but the avatars/actors with/without backgrounds are going to be in “fuego” Where can it go? E-Learning in General. Wait and See.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 105

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Compliance Training LMS vendor 105

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MAY 18, 2012

I’m seeing a nice increase with authoring tool vendors and even learning management systems incorporating via interface/integration or the “hidden link angle” other products. One of eLearning Brothers’ products is showing up in other rapid content authoring tools. Forecast: Slow for 2012 growth.

Virtual Classroom 66

Virtual Classroom News ILT vendor 66

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

On the vendor side, nice set to select from although on the freebie side – always is lame. Vendor Angle. A must for any e-learning vendor. That said, vendors have found the show overall to be a mixed bag. Vendor Angle. Vendors as a whole have found the expo to be average. Vendor Angle.

vendor 68

vendor Ratio eLearning Guild Social Networks 68

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

CBT Prior to online learning known then as WBT, and then the latter term of e-learning (vendors today, use it to refer to content that is online), there was CBT. CBT was the “new” and exciting way to learn. If you wanted micro-learning, you could do it. WBT (Web-Based Training).

Compliance Training 81

Compliance Training Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 81

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Authoring Tools. Learning Management Systems. Mobile learning platforms. Social learning platforms. Do I need an authoring tool if I have a LMS? Do I need to get an authoring tool that is SCORM or can it just be proprietary? – but not a course from say Articulate or any of the other tools.

RFP 68

RFP Compliance Training Association Learning Management System vendor 68

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

With that in mind, I’d like to present my e-learning awards for 2014. Yep, totally unscientific here for the most part, except for the LMS awards and authoring tools based on a set of criteria (which was used in the 2014-15 LMS Top 50 report, available for purchase on Jan. If you have an authoring tool this is a must show.

LMS 92

LMS SCORM vendor Microsoft 92

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MAY 11, 2010

You can build courses in HTML5, as you would in Flash — thus as rapid e-learning authoring tools see this as common place, they will need to adapt, thus enabling HTML5 files to be inserted. Mobile learning features that will far exceed anything that is possible today. E-Learning 24/7. Is Flash dead?

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Games Firefox Flash 40

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MAY 11, 2010

You can build courses in HTML5, as you would in Flash — thus as rapid e-learning authoring tools see this as common place, they will need to adapt, thus enabling HTML5 files to be inserted. Mobile learning features that will far exceed anything that is possible today. E-Learning 24/7. Is Flash dead?

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Games Firefox Flash 40

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Continued increase in the number of vendors, regardless of size or target customer size (i.e I am projecting that by the end of 2012, you will see HRIS features come into play, but more so as an additional cost module. I expect to see over 80% of the market go SaaS by the end of 2012. small biz, smb, etc.) Prediction.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

I re-affirmed it in my forecasts for 2012. Built in authoring tool – very very common. I should note that you cannot use any 3rd party vendor authoring tool to upload courses into these systems. Assessment tool – basic but doable for most folks. Okay, not something but SOMETHING. Who are they?

LMS 78

LMS CoursePark Learning Management System vendor 78

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

You could count on your hand the number of vendors even looking at it, and I’m not just talking LMSs/Learning Portals, but content authoring tools and other products. I recall speaking in November on a webinar panel and being somewhat chided over the fact that I kept repeating the importance of mobile learning and tablets.

vendor 69

vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

For those of uninitiated, Online Educa Berlin, is an e-learning conference geared towards higher education and with some corporate. If you are an e-learning vendor in the higher education space and doing or planning on doing business in Europe, this is the place to be. E-Commerce coming in Jan.

Conference 66

Conference Compliance Training Authoring Tools Online 66

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JULY 16, 2012

I now pronounce you Authoring Tool and LMS, you may now integrate/interface. I’m still a believer that it is wise to use a 3rd party authoring tool rather than use an authoring tool built into a LMS. From a LMS vendor perspective there are a lot of pluses. You do not have to build an authoring tool from scratch.

Association Learning Management System 72

Association Learning Management System Trends Association LMS LMS 72

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

E-commerce fee per year. E-Commerce with many vendors is included nowadays. Remember back in my authoring tool list, I mentioned one well known LMS vendor who dropped significantly in my rankings? At the end of 2012, was #4, now it is #6. M-Learning offers online/offline synchronization. 9 Absorb LMS.

SharePoint 95

SharePoint LMS vendor iPad 95

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

E-Commerce. Customized skinning – albeit in today’s market there are some vendors who charge for skins – disgusting! Modules in 2012. Excluding the above, there are vendors out there who charge extra for. Social learning – in many cases it is a more robust than your standard chat, discussion, etc.

LMS 74

LMS vendor Compliance Training Centra 74

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JULY 23, 2012

So-called training management systems are not LMSs nor should be confused as such – these systems are often very low cost, but their main component is an authoring tool or in one case of a vendor – their assessment tool. Feature set includes SCORM 2004, chat, assessment tool among others.

Low Cost 80

Low Cost Cost LMS Server 80

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Assessment tool/survey. E-mail notifications and reminders. Works with any 3rd party authoring tool as long as its SCORM compliant. As noted in Summer 2012, will enable online/offline synch with native iOS app – the next evolution of SCORM. Social Learning – No. Auto – enrollment links.

Productivity 71

Productivity Product Association Learning Management System Compliance Training 71

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MAY 11, 2012

E-Learning has been minimal. However, this clearly had changed in 2012. I would estimate that there was a 60-40 split, still instructor led driven, but even a significant number of the ILT vendors were offering subsets or capabilities to turn their ILT into online via webinars or online courses. The Show Angle.

ASTD 82

ASTD ILT vendor Blackboard 82