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Learning System TrailBlazers – Who’s Next?

eLearning 24-7

This past week on LinkedIn I wrote about four trailblazers in the early days of the industry, learning systems – and what made them special (one has since hit speed bump), and four who trailblazed and then hit a major speed bump into, well, lost their way. Skillsoft – Dominated the course/content marketplace.

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Learning Technology and Learning Systems: Trust and Profitability

eLearning 24-7

Lots of sales should be profitable; acquisitions aren’t the play here (some vendors over-extend themselves OR are purchased by another vendor expecting higher returns, and it fails to deliver – SumTotal and the Skillsoft marriage, anyone?). They think a software company is the same as a learning system in terms of the tech angle.

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Time for Change: MOOCs and Learning Technology

CLO Magazine

Companies such as Blackboard, CBT Systems — now Skillsoft — Saba and Docent were born. Today’s educational startups serve both video-based content with ease and have the benefit of nearly 10 years of learning in collaboration software, online assessment software and high bandwidth access behind them.

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The New Corporate Learning Ecosystem: Coexistence at Work

Talented Learning

Recently, the concept of corporate learning ecosystems has grown increasingly popular — and with good reason. Imagine creating a dynamic, intelligent learning infrastructure that engages your far-flung workforce, wherever those individuals may be. REGISTER NOW FOR THIS OCT 5 WEBINAR! We’re here to help! First Name *.

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E-Learning Today: High-Tech and High Touch

CLO Magazine

The PDFs, slideshows and online test forms that once drove the e-learning story have become more dynamic with the advent of videos, webinars and discussion forums. Learners want metadata in content that is easy to find, along with contextual knowledge, the ability to pick a topic and learn as much as they can about it as quickly as possible.

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2017 Talented Learning LMS Awards: Best of the Best

Talented Learning

YourMembership – YM Learning. Latitude Learning. Customer education is the hottest segment in the corporate learning space today, in both B2C and B2B environments. Along with the employee LMS, the academic LMS has existed since the dawn of digital learning solutions, and it is just as specialized. eLogic Learning.

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These Assumptions about Learning and Leadership Development Might Hurt You

CLO Magazine

Companies that offer learning and development products and provide consultative services in these areas must be aware of these misperceptions as well if they want to effectively support corporate learning and development strategy. Our Skillsoft research suggests this is simply not the case. Source: Skillsoft, 2017.