eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 5, 2011

When it comes to the e-learning market, specifically the LMS space (and you can toss in LCMS, CMS, Learning Portals as well), there are a lot of traps that customers fall into and can’t get out. The vendor’s salesperson tells you want you want to hear. Do you listen to your customers?

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 29, 2020

I’m here to tell you, not only can you establish revenue with B2B/B2C training via e-learning but do it in such a way, that it becomes RR – recurring revenue and customers/clients/members/partners into repeat buyers. . Heck, you could be an e-learning company who provides online learning to your customers. .

Training 89

Training Train Questionmark Association 89

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 19, 2012

The year kicked off with lots of potential, lots of excitement in the air and lots of customers gearing up to purchase new systems, despite global economic woes. Mobile Learning. LMSs – Finally vendors took notice. auto show up in their preferred e-mail calendar. Please note: There will not be a blog next week.

vendor 85

vendor CD-ROM e-learning vendor Offline 85

CommLab India

MARCH 22, 2017

In Part 1 of this blog, we discussed the initial steps of e-learning implementation in large organizations such as managing employee resistance to this new mode of training, choosing appropriate topics for training, and sourcing content. Further steps for successful e-learning implementation will be discussed in this blog.

Blended Learning 64

Blended Learning Diversity Training Solution vendor 64

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 13, 2018

As soon as I asked that question, I heard all of the bellyaching from our Flash developers and most of the custom e-learning vendors we hired. They felt threatened and raised all sorts of concerns about the future of the industry and the fate of e-learning.

Rapid eLearning 44

Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools Compliance Training e-learning vendor 44

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. can sell their courses to anyone else, regardless of platform – you are not limited to only buying and selling courses tied to your LMS vendor, that is eliminated. Any company/firm/org/association/etc.

Trends 69

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 69

eLearning 24-7

MAY 19, 2014

The same applies to online learning and web conferencing solutions. So, if you stripe it all the way, that LMS you are selling to customers is under “e-learning”, it is not a separate entity away from e-learning. If you are seeking a LMS or something within e-learning, this blog (i.e.

vendor 75

vendor Authoring Tools Compliance Training Virtual Classroom 75

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. can sell their courses to anyone else, regardless of platform – you are not limited to only buying and selling courses tied to your LMS vendor, that is eliminated. Any company/firm/org/association/etc.

Trends 70

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 70

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Free Blog Articles to Download, Print & Share. Covers pricing, internal marketing, contracts & customization (1.2mb). Social Learning – Collection. Covers Social Learning & LMSs, Social Learning and Social Media (685.3kb). Social Learning & Social Media. E-Learning 24/7.

Rapid Intake 63

Rapid Intake Flash to HTML5 Conversion News Unison 63

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

In my latest directory, 393 LMS vendors – global, of which 34 or so are open source systems. Here are five trends that are being seen in the market, but one of these trends can cause consternation, among current customers. In a market this size, and with so many vendors overly focused on the U.S. Acquisition and Memories.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many of us, see e-learning vendors who put $$$ ahead of their customers. It was just a request to give something back to the readers of this blog, the e-learning community during this holiday season. The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). The holidays means nothing.

Harassment Training 72

Harassment Training Rapid Intake Wondershare vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 10, 2010

There are those who provide the first year free of customer service/tech support. Speed tends to be quicker – hearing from their customers and making improvements based on that feedback. Customer service can be personalized and turnaround time is fast. Very poor customer service and support. E-Learning 24/7.

Market 60

Market LMS LCMS vendor 60

CommLab India

AUGUST 16, 2016

Are you taking baby steps in e-learning and still undecided whether to develop your courses in-house or outsource them? Are you familiar with the outsourcing options available in e-learning? To help you, this blog will take you through the process of developing an e-learning course. Outsource if….

Blended Learning 44

Blended Learning Outsource Compliance Training Case Study 44

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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. Why have a system to house courses, when ILT was the main way of learning and training?

Compliance Training 81

Compliance Training Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 81

Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

E-Learning development houses need to be able to demonstrate a clear value in their services. Why should companies go with e-Learning vendors when rapid e-Learning tools are available? Have the e-Learning vendor create the first few custom programs. Take the Survey!

Rapid eLearning 100

Rapid eLearning Instructional Design Atlantic Link Case Study 100

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Nearly all Lite LMS vendors have their pricing listed and I thank them for doing so – frankly, every vendor should (and I’ll explain further down the blog). 17% of LMS vendors have a product demo on their site, without having you register to see it. E-Learning 24/7 Linkedin Group. Reality Check.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Now that we are back to our weekly blog posts (okay, starting this week), it is time to catch up. Here is my report from World of Learning Conference (where I was presenting in Birmingham, UK). World of Learning Conference continues to deliver winning results. No, I do not care how it works when it comes to learning.

vendor 0

vendor Totara e-learning vendor Flash 0

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

One vendor asked if you wanted to learn more about their product and sent you to their help desk to notify them of errors or issues with their system (hmm, not likely to buy one from these guys). Over 90% of LMS vendors had their sites available only in English; so the potential customer could not view it in any other language.

vendor 66

vendor LMS Skype Social Media 66

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 31, 2010

When so many potential customers are seeing the advantages of open source, creating their own learning or VLE portals or seeing the value of various social media types and incorporating them into some type of social learning community, the “do nothing&# spin is well, a time warp into the past. Micro blogging feature.

Social Networks 73

Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

micro-blog great, but how interactive can this be. I’m sorry but watching a video link, is not engaging social learning in my book. But, the reason I constantly bash this into e-learning vendors heads is this just DON’T GET IT. Your potential customers are yelling it. E-Learning 24/7.

vendor 72

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

Learning Visions

JUNE 8, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Friday, June 08, 2007 Instructional Designers Tools Theres been a good conversation going on over at Christy Tuckers Experiencing E-Learning blog about instructional design. EdTechTalk Episode #5: Promoting Learning Through.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Tools 100

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many e-learning vendors put $$$ ahead of their customers. Thus, it is wonderful to see vendors who have stepped forward and said, “we care&# , “we value you&# , by offering giveaways during this holiday season. They see us a data point to place in their bottom line. It’s a shame.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 45

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Harassment Training iPad vendor 45

eLearning 24-7

JULY 3, 2010

It was a confusing challenge for me, because it offers so much capabilities and strengths, so I define it as a true social learning management system (standalone) that offers extra power for a customer to select specific apps and use them in the customer’s portal or web site or in some fashion with their own learning management system.

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

CommLab India

JANUARY 26, 2017

You have heard about e-learning and are looking to contact vendors for a quote. But before doing that, it is a good idea to understand the typical services e-learning vendors provide and how they price those services. Services provided by e-learning vendors and how they are priced.

e-learning vendor 44

e-learning vendor vendor Services Outsource 44

eLearning 24-7

JULY 30, 2010

It is too bad, because what they can do far exceeds what is available today, and enables YOU the end user to have the power and control to unlock possibilities for your learners – regardless if they are your employees, customers, wholesalers, etc. Post your blog and status - appears in Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo. E-Learning 24/7.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Certainly with the rise of rapid e-Learning tools and the increase in SME-published content well start to see an increase in the frequency of updates to e-Learning material. As an e-Learning vendor, I think its our responsibility to make sure that our clients have thought this through.

Version 100

Version Content Second Life Rapid eLearning 100

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

They involved talent management, “hello and goodbye” with vendors, social learning, upswing in mobile learning, new feature sets in the authoring tool space, flat lining in web conferencing and standalone platforms. LMSs/LCMS/CMS/learning platforms in commercial and open space continued their presence.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 1, 2012

Identification of mobile learning, if yes – details on devices (when applicable). Re-sellers of systems, this is becoming quite popular and often times the potential customer has no idea. Coming next week – blog post. What it does not include. Systems that are only talent management systems .

CertPoint 78

CertPoint LMS vendor Enterprise 78

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Use my content authoring tool directory, which lists over a hundred vendors, their products and includes price points. If you want to use a freebie, my blog contains an article on free course authoring tools – the most widely used one is courselab. Craig Weiss, Analyst and Author of E-Learning 24/7 blog (me).

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 69

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 69

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Over the next month, I will be testing a few LMS vendors out there with several alternative browsers to see if their system is truly browser agnostic, and will report the results back to you on my blog. Hopefully, every vendor will return back 100%. Craig Weiss, Analyst and Author of E-Learning 24/7 blog (me).

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 40

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The Extended Enterprise blog post and directory will be visible this weekend. The challenge though is that there are customers who have no desire and zero interest to use or have a TM in their system. Even if it is integrated at no additional charge, there are customers who will never use it. What do you do? Prediction.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

eLearning 24-7

MAY 16, 2011

It is a constant evolution of customization, plugins, coding language, etc. Sure, they can spin it as a LMS or a collaborative experience (under the guise of social learning). That said, you could flip it into anything you want with the right customization and capabilities, that in of itself is its true power. Dragon Alert!

SharePoint 80

SharePoint Social Learning Social Social Networks 80

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 24, 2014

I have those every weekend, so why as an adult learner do I want it as a benefit to learning? Another one on the rise for LMS vendors and honestly, e-learning vendors as a whole. Anyway it is a trend and may the force of lists be with you. Trend 2 Responsive mobile design. What makes it different now?

Trends 81

Trends LMS vendor Open Source 81

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 30, 2012

To me its fuzzy math – and trust me, I’ve seen data from some vendors, that makes you wonder how in the heck are they claiming xyz, when the numbers show abc? I have heard from folks, including customers of specific systems – that they dislike their system, but stay with them. They fully customized my system.

LMS 73

LMS Server vendor Calendar 73

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 8, 2010

stuff): There are some very detailed information in regards to LMS contracts and this blog is not a legal representation of contracts, rather it is based on personal experience with LMS vendors. What about that e-commerce module you decided to buy? What about the cost of customer service (more on that in a second)?

Association LMS 53

Association LMS Association Learning Management System Scanning LMS 53

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 2, 2016

And before the review, I want to thank readers of the blog and followers of mine on social media, who stopped by and said “hi” Great honor, seriously so thanks again. I saw a lot more folks than in previous shows and more e-learning vendors too. Making the customer feel as though they should be honored.

vendor 20

vendor e-learning vendor Docebo SumTotal 20

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 29, 2014

World of Learning Conference – Birmingham, UK – Lots of potential here. Well organized – a must show for e-learning vendors in 2015. If I am a LMS vendor who is either exploring Europe, has clients in Europe or wants to have clients in Europe – you should be here. . Support is outstanding.

LMS 92

LMS SCORM vendor Microsoft 92