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What is eLearning?

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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. There are several different types of LMS’s that you can choose from, such as cloud-based, open source, commercial, and installation-based.

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Computer Aided Learning: From pre-history to where we’re at in late 2018

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Once home computers (and PCs in particular) became relatively-ubiquitous in the 1990s they were quickly followed by CD-ROM-based educational software and reference material (including digitised encyclopedias ). A year later, the LMS development industry welcomed Microsoft and its first SCORM-certified learning suite SharePoint.”

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The Ultimate Glossary of eLearning Terms

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From Agile to xAPI and everything in between, there are a lot of eLearning terms to get your head around. Notable contributions include SCORM and xAPI. The first official eLearning content standard, AICC was developed by the Aviation Industry CBT Committee in 1993 as a CD-ROM based standard. Agile Learning.