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The NEXT Big Thing in eLearning

eLearning Alchemy

The short answer is quality. The result is a smorgasbord of low-quality eLearning. Entrepreneurs quickly saw the potential for profit and course libraries like Lynda.com , CBT Nuggets , and Skillsoft sprung up with massive content offerings. Why then are they failing to live up to their promise? Cost Savings.

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So, We Talked to a Vendor About Learning Technology…

CLO Magazine

How important is it for vendors to listen to customers? It is absolutely critical and mutually beneficial for vendors and customers to develop an ongoing partnership — beyond sale and implementation. As a vendor, we can’t afford to guess what our customers need. How would you advise customers/clients to work with their vendors?

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Content – Change the Narrative

eLearning 24-7

Too many times I find that when talking about content, 3rd party content providers, content driven strategies from learning system vendors (which is quite hot) and marketplaces place more of a general approach to buying and pushing it. The highest quality? Skillsoft is another brand name. The Grocery Store.

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What you need 2 know: 3rd Party Content

eLearning 24-7

Nowadays thanks to the growth of Learning Engagement Platforms, whereas content is a requirement – an essential no less, LMS vendors are jumping head first into the content marketplace that is viewable by all clients (rather than pitching the content via the phone or other comm method). LMS vendor identifies possible options.

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Let’s talk Content & Courses with Don Spear, CEO, OpenSesame, Andrew Barnes,CEO, GO1, Laura Baldwin, President, O’Reilly Media

eLearning 24-7

Note: There are vendors, including publishers/providers who use the term “EdTech” to refer to corporate, associations, education and government, which only adds to the confusion. There are way too many vendors who only have either GO1 or OpenSesame, which to me is a major error on their part.

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Courseware LMSs – Good or bad for the industry?

eLearning 24-7

Maybe you purchased it via Open Sesame, or Skillsoft. Maybe you scored it via Wiley, but in many possibilities you purchased the content thru your LMS vendor. What if instead of focusing primarly on the LMS, you went courses first from a vendor and in return got the LMS for free. But, what if the reverse was doable?

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Time for Change: MOOCs and Learning Technology

CLO Magazine

The demand for MOOCs stems from an enormous appetite for branded, high-quality education among students around the world who cannot afford expensive private education. Companies such as Blackboard, CBT Systems — now Skillsoft — Saba and Docent were born. What’s different now?