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Pros and cons: proprietary, open-source, and cloud-based LMS

Matrix

Plus, the source code is not made available to clients, which means that customizing your internal learning portal is closer to a dream than to reality. Open-source LMS. An open-source LMS is easy to use and also customizable. An open-source LMS is built by a collaborative community.

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SCORM, AICC, xAPI – Which one do I need?

eLearning 24-7

SCORM, or Shareable Content Object Reference Model, is a learning interoperability standard. It is a set of rules for how content pieces ( commonly referred to as “courses” ) and systems that host this content ( widely called Learning Management Systems or LMSes ) communicate.

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CMS: An Alternative to a LMS for those who seek Portals or Communities

eLearning 24-7

While the race is on for people to get LMSs and LCMSs, there are some people who either do not want or need a LMS/LCMS, but want to create a learning community or more often, some type of portal – intranet or internet. They may call it a “learning portal&# or “training or knowledge portal&# or whatever.

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Upgraded LMS Directory- More Vendors, New Add-ons!

eLearning 24-7

List does not include Open Source – FREE LMS vendors which are posted elsewhere on the site. Tags: E-Learn Info LCMS LMS e-learning e-learning vendors hosted learning portal social learning social media elearning learing portal. Data Points. 20% offer a trial.

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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

Open Architecture. APIs are open source code, so that developers (inc. Google code is open source code, so you can manipulate. Here is just a few of ones I like, that are unique and you could use in your LMS/LCMS/CMS, Learning Portal (caveat: your vendor must be able to accept APIs, otherwise it won’t work).

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Moodle: Pros, Challenges

eLearning 24-7

I want to make something very clear – Moodle and other open source LMSs, Learning Portals, CMSs, etc. Moodle: Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. You can host it on your server or on an outside server (can also be seen as a con). are NOT out of the box solutions. You must customize.

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Learning and Development Glossary

Petra Mayer

In this one, the learning content, monitoring and reporting data are stored within the cloud. Cloud-based LMS is quicker and cost-effective to install compared to self-hosted learning solutions. The CMI5 is a profile for blending the xAPI specification with the learning management system. Learning portal.