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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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Top 8 FREE Open Source LMSs

eLearning 24-7

I already have spoke ad naseum about the pros and cons of any free open source platform, so my criteria on what I feel are the best 10 free open source systems are presented below. The reason I state “free” open source, is because “open source” itself is not necessarily free.

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Podcast 31: Inside Open Source Learning Systems – With eThink CEO Brian Carlson

Talented Learning

For example, today we welcome a leader in the open source learning community, Brian Carlson , Co-Founder and CEO of eThink Education. Join us as we discuss the latest developments in open source learning systems. Open source learning systems are widely used. I’ve always been entrepreneurial in nature.

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Free Open Source LMSs are like Puzzles

eLearning 24-7

Or you may have read an article or seen a webinar recently, promoting the idea that free is the best way to go – for total control and unlimited users without paying for them. Which on paper seems like a great idea. I would say open source, but there are systems that provide open source and they are not free.

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Open Source LMS: The Hidden Cost of Free

GnosisConnect

There is a variety of different open-source or “free” Learning Management Systems available today, with most being tailored for use in a school environment. These “free” systems often lead organizations to think an open source solution is a way to save money while gaining all the benefits offered by a proprietary LMS.

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Open Source LMS: The Hidden Cost of Free

GnosisConnect

There is a variety of different open-source or “free” Learning Management Systems available today, with most being tailored for use in a school environment. These “free” systems often lead organizations to think an open source solution is a way to save money while gaining all the benefits offered by a proprietary LMS.

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Open Source LMS: The Hidden Cost of Free

GnosisConnect

There is a variety of different open-source or “free” Learning Management Systems available today, with most being tailored for use in a school environment. These “free” systems often lead organizations to think an open source solution is a way to save money while gaining all the benefits offered by a proprietary LMS.