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5 reasons to shift from Flash to HTML5 for Mobile Learning

Kitaboo

Till some time ago, Flash was the software of choice for creating videos and animations. Rapid updates in Flash made it prone to crash. Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, withdrew support to Flash in its iOS platforms in 2012, given the numerous malfunctions that happened due to it.

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An Overview of HTML5

Integrated Learnings

Apple's recent refusal to support Flash is the latest of many headaches web developers have had to endure as the web has matured but standards have been slow to respond. Apple is stopping support for Flash on the premise that HTML5 can solve all the development challenges that previously could only be solved through Flash.

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So…How Do You Build eLearning For iPads?

Upside Learning

Now that we have thought about what we can do with our existing courseware let’s think about building some new eLearning and what’s all the fuss about HTML5. Naturally, Apple have their own – the iBook Author, an eBook authoring application. So what’s the fuss about HTML5? Is it ready to the extent we believe it to be?

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8 reasons for using HTML5 for authoring eLearning course

Adobe Captivate

Adobe Flash has been a productive tool for authoring these courses. But, it suffered from the drawback that OS platforms of latest handheld devices don’t extend support for Flash. HTML5 has superseded Flash as a viable option for authoring eLearning courses because it is supported by all smartphones and tablets.

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E-Learning 101: Straightforward Answers to Fundamental Questions

ATD Learning Technologies

Rather than just tracking course completion and quiz scores, this standard can be used to track a whole host of online or offline activities such as watching a video or performing an action. What is HTML5 and why is it significant for e-learning? HTML5 enables much more robust multimedia and interactions.

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mEnable your elearning – 6 things to consider when creating tablet compatible courses

eFront

A heavily interactive course that works on a laptop might be slow as molasses on a tablet, while a Flash based animation will not play at all in both iOS and Android. When designing for the desktop you have the luxury to use all available HTML5 features in the browsers you target, and assume a generic target client machine.

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Times are changing – trends in the content authoring tool market

eLearning 24-7

Remember when only a few offered the PPT to Flash option in their tools? Going back into 2010, there were less than nine, of which there was one who could output to HTML5, although it wasn’t really true HTML5 output. Online/Offline synch, Push capabilities – has to exist. They output only to HTML5.