Comments on: Open Source LMS – 10 Alternatives to Moodle

By: Mayur Shethe

Mayur Shethe — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:45:00 +0000

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By: Amin

Amin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:05:44 +0000

Hi every body, I need a business purpose LMS with video conference,virtual class, e-library,white board features and HRM compatibility which could support high interacted learning activities and whether possible to develop mobile application or plugins for it, what is the best solution?

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:58:54 +0000

You say you are looking for something similar to Moodle; are there particular reasons for not using it? I’m pretty sure that Moodle could do what you need, albeit with some additional plugins to handle CPD.

By: Justine

Justine — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:08:25 +0000

Hi Barry, I’m searching for an LMS similar to Moodle that will be able to integrate with IMIS as well as our website. I’d like it for CPD, events, quizzes, education, courses, etc. With the assessments we need something that will let us set the CPD credits/points to a certain number, not percentages…..and also be able to set up non-member access where they can do a quiz and receive a certificate at the end of the assessment without giving them access to all of our activities. We will also want to be able to upload videos, pdf’s, podcasts, audio, quizzes etc. Any ideas?? Thank you Justine

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:17:38 +0000

Absolutely loving Canvas right now!

By: Kevin Andreyo

Kevin Andreyo — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:40:43 +0000

Open Learning Management Systems: Sakai and Canvas—Serious Contenders to Moodle?

The open learning management system (LMS) landscape continues to change at a rapid pace. Many educational institutions are moving from proprietary LMS solutions (Blackboard, Desire2Learn) to open solutions (Moodle, Sakai, Canvas). However, can Sakai and Canvas compete with the proverbial 800 pound Open LMS guerrilla - Moodle? The verdict is still out; but it is clear that many secondary and post-secondary institutions are finding Sakai and Canvas to be a better fit.

If you are currently evaluating LMSs, consider the following criteria when deciding on best fit:

• User Experience • Tools and Feature Set (Chatrooms, Discussion Boards, Messaging, Email, Galleries, Virtual Whiteboards, Calendar, Survey, Voting, Assessment) • Platform Development Technology • Reliability • Support • Mobile Learning • Analytics • Scalability • Integration with your current Student Information System • Company Reputation • Best Value • Future Outlook

In addition, carefully consider these common features: (1) availability to host on the cloud; (2) peak load management; (3) development technology; (4) integrated learning outcomes; (5) mobile applications; (6) accessibility; (7) integration of state standards (k12); (8) browser support; (9) ePortfolio; (10) online student storage; (11) resource gallery; (12) SCORM compliance; (13) integration with third party add-ins; and (14) multimedia support.

Sakai in Higher Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rutgers, University of Delaware, Wake Forest University, Pepperdine University, Boston University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University (NYU), Northwestern University, Rice University, Seton Hall University, Stanford University, Tufts University, University of Dayton, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University

Sakai in K-12

Graham and Charles Schools (Columbus, Ohio), Minisink Valley Central School District (Slate Hill, NY), Huron Valley Schools, Ohio Learning Network, Oregon City School District

Canvas in Higher Education

New Mexico State University, Utah Valley University, Brown University

Canvas in K-12

Utah Education Network (UEN), Park City School District, Rockingham County School District, Cottonwood High School, Granite School District, Jordan School District, Davis School District, Tooele County School District, Nebo School District, Murray School District, SUCCESS Academy, City Academy

According to company press releases, Sakai has a user-installed base of more than 300 institutions and Canvas has more than 100. This past month, Instructure released Canvas K-12 with specific features including pre-populated state standards and common core curriculum, parental co-enrollment, attendance, and curriculum mapping. Web conferencing and social media settings are disabled by default.

Finding the correct LMS is a challenge and just when you think that you have a solid understanding of the LMS landscape, it changes.

Resources:

www.moodle.org www.instructure.com www.sakaiproject.org

Submitted By: Kevin Andreyo, Berks County Intermediate Unit

By: Ella Jane Moore

Ella Jane Moore — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:09:04 +0000

Sad news – Docebo is no longer open source.

http://www.docebo.com/community/doceboCms/set-language_English_language-english.html

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:22:24 +0000

@Swati – can you clarify your question a little? Are you asking if courses produced in an open source LMS must be free, or whether you can produce commercial courses i an open source LMS?

By: swati saha

swati saha — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:36:01 +0000

Hi All, I just wanted to clarify one thing like, any course developed in moodle / olat etc. are free for commercial usage?

Thanks in advance for your guidance. Rgds: S Swati

By: Christian Franck

Christian Franck — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:38:26 +0000

Hi Barry, If you are interested you can add another alternative on your list. We just created the new open source initiative OpenOLAT which is a fork from OLAT. The University of Zurich decided to redesign OLAT for the next years and because we added so many new features to OLAT which will not work anymore, we founded OpenOLAT. Also open source with Apache lisence, with many additional features. Information you can find at http://www.openolat.org. Christian