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How to Pick the WRONG Learning System

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You are afraid to ask what does this mean OR you recognize that the server speaks very little of your language, and thus saying or attempting to ask what this is, will go nowhere. . Blasting out an RFP to everyone or dozens of vendors is an awful idea. Yes, listen. Yes, accept their ideas with a smile and a polite thank you e-mail.

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Ultimate eLearning terms you should know: Part 2 (M-Z)

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RFP (request for proposal ): Document prepared by organizations to help assess LMS vendors during a selection process. ROI (return on investment): A ratio of the profit accrued by an investment versus the cost of the investment. Deciding between a cloud LMS and self-hosted solution should be done early in a selection process.

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The Ultimate Glossary of eLearning Terms

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CDN is a global network of proxy servers deployed in multiple data centers to enable the high availability and high performance of content being viewed by the learner. The server only needs to provide whatever information the client needs to interact with the service. RFP (Request for Proposal). CDN (Content Delivery Network).