eLearning 24-7
APRIL 11, 2024
The initial person who thought buying SumTotal was a great idea (initially it was) and then dumped it for a fortune to Skillsoft (another great idea), which in turn was someone at Skillsoft thinking this was a great idea, which turned out to be false and was a factor in Skillsoft going into bankruptcy due to the albatross known as SumTotal.
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APRIL 29, 2021
Skillsoft – Dominated the course/content marketplace. Skillsoft). Say what you want, but I still believe the SumTotal buy was a huge reason for the financial woes of Skillsoft, which lead to them entering then exiting Bankruptcy court, followed thereafter by acquisition from a SPAC. NetG, Element K, being just two.
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Tony Karrer
FEBRUARY 23, 2007
Skillsoft Learn.com SumTotal Systems Inc. Altova XMLSpy CustomDoc Macromedia Authorware fro. Skillsoft Cornerstone OnDemand RWD Technologies. KnowledgePlanet Brainvisa eLearning Consultants. XStream Software Linden Research, Inc. Readyco Inc. Desire2Learn Inc. Corel Corporation OnDemand Software SumTotal Systems Inc.
eLearning 24-7
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The majority of people creating the courses used authoring tools, such as Authorware (difficult to learn, but robust), Dazzler Max (I used it, learning curve though), Lectora (difficult to learn) and many others that existed then. Instructional design was actually being used. Learn.com started out as an LMS.
eLearning 24-7
JANUARY 20, 2011
Not, some 3rd party aggregator like Skillsoft or Element K, where you can purchase courses from. Reminds me of the days of Authorware, but with less complexity and anger, plus with more features and usefulness for the developer. This is what makes OpenSesame different than other marketplaces out there. I love it. Two tab options.
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