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Q&A from Blog Readers on E-Learning

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At one time Geo was a dominate player in mid size. Q: I loved Authorware, but today I can’t find an authoring tool that can match it or even get close to it. My personal vibe is that a few of the authoring tool vendors who are adding more robust ID features will continue to do so in the next two years. .

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Course Authoring Tools for eLearning Developers and the masses

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The biggest problem facing the industry in the past few years are the lack of course authoring tools for e-learning developers and instructional designers. Sure, you can use the extensive list of tools on the market, but for those who want real power and complexity ala from the days of Authorware, pickings are slim.

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History of the LMS

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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. The LMS The player for online learning and WBT? WBT (Web-Based Training).

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The Latest: Rapid Content Authoring Tool Market

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Listen, Authorware is dead, so why create a product that is trying to bring it back to life with your own product? As a thank you to those who fully complete the survey, you will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a Blu-Ray player. . “rapid”, means you need it quickly – at least for some folks.

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Rapid Content Authoring Tools: Market, Mayhem and Reality

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If a RCAT vendor tells you they have been in business for over 10 years, they are somewhat misleading, since WBT courses really didn’t start to hit the mark until 2000 and then you have limited choices on how to build. Macromedia Authorware and similar products. While some could argue that Authorware was a RCAT, I disagree.