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4 LMS Features That Were Hot and Now Are Not

Absorb LMS

Apart from a two-year stint selling tropical fish at a local pet shop when I was 16, my entire career has been in learning technology. Locally-Installed Software About a decade ago, many organizations shunned cloud-based software and demanded that the LMS be installed on their internal servers. Installed software was hot.

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What is elearning?

Elucidat

In 1999, Elliot Maisie coined the term ‘elearning’ which sparked the rise in the term’s use and reputation. These factors include: The rise of the internet – previous to this, many relied on the use of printed manuals, CD-ROMS, and other restrictive methods for learning and training.

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What is eLearning?

LearnUpon

In the years since, eLearning’s reputation has gone from strength to strength. Some of these factors include: The Internet – Prior to the rise of the internet, many relied on printed manuals, CD-ROMS and other restrictive methods for learning and training. Mobile learning also hugely facilitated the growth of eLearning.