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The Latest: Rapid Content Authoring Tool Market

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The RCAT (rapid content authoring tool) market continues to be healthy with nothing to slow it down – uh, except maybe one thing (more on that later). A scan across the market is clearly showing that this has become a required feature in an authoring tool. PowerPoint – Ability to integrate or use PPT in your courses.

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2014 Authoring Tools – State of Affairs

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More authoring tools - Just as it is being seen in the LMS market. Use of PowerPoint in rapid content authoring tools – this has been a big irritant of mine, since the days when PPT first made its appearance in rapid content authoring tools. Some vendors use chapter-page approach with PPT, but there are plenty who do not (why?).

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Top 10 Authoring Tools for 2017

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If a PPT course tool – what can it do that others in that niche can’t? Yes you can create a quick course here, since SL3 has features to build a PPT course. Supports PENS. Supports PENS too. Every other e-learning tool today has higher SaaS than one sector – authoring tools. It has to change.

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Rapid Content Authoring Tools 2010 – Innovators, Winners and Updated Trends

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In 2010, the RCAT market continued its upswing and nothing indicates to me it will be changing anytime soon. Innovation abounded and the push to focus on the “PPT to Flash&# angle continued to shine. These winners incorporated features or capabilities that make them stand out in the RCAT market. Market Trends Update 2010.

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State of the Authoring Tool Industry

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If I am an authoring tool vendor, I would explore what is happening in the authoring tool market, what my product looks like, how I can make it better for my target audience and what do I see or others I trust see the e-learning space is heading. . Only a few support PENS, which is a shame, because it really does some very cool things.

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E-Learning Jargon: What you might think it is.well…

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In the Consumer Market World. With Video Learning Platforms – video can be what the consumer market identifies as video (usually the case) and yes, equally screen recordings. SCORM 2004 3rd edition, SCORM 2004 4th edition (rarely used), AICC, PENS – all of which are compliance standards, each with strengths and minuses. .

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State of the Authoring Tool Industry 2015

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The marketing is slick, the ability has been around for ages (okay, quite a few years). . . . If you are wondering if the “publish once to all” means the vendor is using PENS, the answer is no, they are not using PENS. . However, I think every SaaS authoring tool vendor should use PENS. . Daily Backups.