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Open Source LMSs Facts and Insight

eLearning 24-7

One of the areas that always gain interest and usage are open source systems, that is to say, free open source code (some are not), to which any organization, company, educational setting, government and so forth can build their own system (often noted as home-grown) and do what they wish with it. Not open source.

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SLACK TEAMS, EXPONENTIAL GROWTH & ALL THINGS OPEN SOURCE: A CONVERSATION WITH BENJAMIN TRUEHAFT

Clint Padgett – Project Success

In this episode, Clint has a conversation with Benjamin Treuhaft, the CEO of Helpful Engineering. During their talk, the two chat about the origins of Helpful Engineering and the Helpful Community, the challenges of remotely managing a large group via Slack, and Benjamin’s vision to build a better world with open-sourced solutions.

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DevCorner: “Open Source” at TechSmith

TechSmith Camtasia

Andy Grimm, User Experience; David Markachev, Software Engineer; Jason Eagleston, Snagit Product Owner. Ben Rhodes, Senior Software Engineer (far left); Kelly Rush, Snagit for Google Chrome Product Owner; Josh Holnagel, Instructional Designer. The Current “Open Source” Solution. Then it catches on.

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Top 10 LMS Software Platforms in 2024

BrainCert

Moodle: Moodle remains a widely adopted open-source learning management system, empowering educators to create dynamic online courses and engage learners effectively. Pros: A User-friendly configuration engine enables the creation of tailored pages for specific audiences.

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Open-source and the “security through obscurity” fallacy

eFront

The security of open source software is a key concern for organizations planning to implement it as part of their software stack, particularly if it will play a major role. Currently, there is an ongoing debate on whether open source software increases software security or is detrimental to its security. 1] [link]. [2]

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Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning

eFront

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 1/16/2011 Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning Open source software can be used as we wish, without long-term commitments and with a community of professionals that extend and support them.

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DevCorner: Introducing Hyde, TechSmith’s first open source project

TechSmith Camtasia

Today, TechSmith is excited to release its first open source project called Hyde. Evan Dontje has been a Software Engineer at TechSmith since 2010. He has a passion for Open Source and has contributed to several Open Source projects like RestSharp and Kindling. What is Hyde?