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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Open Source eLearning Tools Open Authoring Tools 255

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

The trends apply to both LMS/LCMS vendors. Asia – misleading by LMS/LCMS vendors. Forecast: Continued development by LMS/LCMS vendors making their front end UI (what the end user – i.e. employee or customer) more intuitive, easier to use and truly user friendly. They are in no particular order. Equally smart.

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LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 22, 2010

If you haven’t been looking at LMS/LCMS solutions lately or if you have, you may be noticing a trend - social media. To have a better understanding on social media, I have provided the types of social media followed by an example. Does your LMS/LCMS vendor offer these? Social Bookmarking – Delicious.

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Social Media LCMS Social Networks Media 40

Mark Oehlert

JUNE 10, 2008

" Enterprise support, better pricing, faster, smaller, 3rd party apps - how about just plain old innovation? has just announced that with the latest version of it's LCMS instructional designers can kick-start iPhone courseware development. Clay Shirky My latest additions to del.icio.us books futures Web 2.0

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iPhone Social Bookmarking Authoring Tools iPod 32

Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Incremental: Some forms of online training support current ways of doing things Virtual classrooms, presentation software, authoring tools, assessment tools, LMS. Any LMS needs to have open-standards (not just open source) so you can take your content to another source. Incremental vs. Disruptive Innovation.

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Emergent Brandon Hall CD-ROM Authoring Tools 176