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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

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An API (Application Program Interface) enables an interface from a piece of software to communicate with another piece of software (in its simplest form) or multiple pieces of software (called a mashup). Hmm, mobile learning pushed to the next level? Hunch is designed so that every time it’s used, it learns something new.

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What’s hurting the LMS market

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Revenues across the board are up, profit margins are healthy and competition is on-going (always a good thing). Illogical – I often see systems that add features that seem as though they tossed a bunch of ideas on a wall and whatever stuck up there, went into their platform. A huge problem in the space. The Negatives.

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State of the LMS 2012

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The problem is that the majority of systems believe that ad-hoc reporting solves the advanced analytical data angle. This doesn’t mean social learning is falling off the cliff, but it does mean that something has to give – and give for the better. Consumers are saying – no more. It doesn’t. Bottom Line.

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Latest E-Learning Trends – Some good, some bad

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The problem here is that they developed a solution that is not made for 10,000 or more end users. While the global economy has yet to fully reverse itself, it is clear that many vendors believe it is, or realize that potential clients have no problem paying for it. Mobile Learning and Tablets. Bonus Trend. Bottom Line.

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