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Open Source eLearning Tools

Tony Karrer

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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Balancing Quality and Speed in Rapid eLearning Content Development

Thinkdom

Additionally, by its very nature, it is required to be cost-effective in order for companies to develop eLearning content on the go. One can evaluate the cost to benefit ratio of a solution by measuring the results in terms of the time or effort saved.

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Where are open source learning applications?

Tony Karrer

Good post by Harold Jarche - Where are open source learning applications? First, open-source generally succeeds once an application domain is fairly well understood and the feature sets are relatively more stable. In other words, the cost of Captivate is less than the lost time dealing with Wink.

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Are Podcasts The Most Underrated Format for L&D?

Thinkdom

Now, employees can receive training at a much lower cost than in-person training. Recording and editing software - , Audacity is a free and open-source recording and editing software. They can be used for initial training, product understanding, and more.

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12 eLearning Audio and Video Tools

DigitalChalk eLearning

Camtasia costs more at $299, but is one of the best screen capturing tools for Windows or Mac. Audacity is a free, open-source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. With Audacity, record live audio, cut, copy, or mix sounds together, change the speed or pitch of a recording, and more.

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20+ eLearning Tools and Resources

DigitalChalk eLearning

Audacity is a free, open-source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. With Audacity, record live audio, cut, copy, or mix sounds together, change the speed or pitch of a recording, and more. Camtasia costs more at $299, but is one of the best screen capturing tools for Windows or Mac.

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4 Tutorials to Help You Become an Audio Pro

Mindflash

So we need audio, but more importantly, we need to know when to use it for the greatest impact – and how to do so in a way that’s low-cost and high-quality. As I said before, I’m no Jedi Master with audio (maybe a Padawan …), but even I can muddle my way through basic audio-editing using Audacity. .

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