Comments on: Open Source LMS – 10 Alternatives to Moodle

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:55:44 +0000

@abc Some of the LMSs in this list offer a web services API, although the functionality offered varies considerably. The best thing is to have a look at the supporting documents for each one and see what suits your needs.

By: abc

abc — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:10:29 +0000

I would like to know that..
1.Creating course.
2.Enrolling students into course.
3.Taking exams.
4.Assessing question paper

can it be done by any one of above by the use of API or WebService
and one more thing i need to call the Service from java.

By: Christopher Pappas

Christopher Pappas — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:53:15 +0000

Hi Barry,

Thank you for your post. I was for 3 years a Moodler and 7 months ago I became an eFronter. Your blog post has a lot of information and help me to choose the right open source lms based on my organization’s needs. I will encourage people that are interested in eFront to visit the http://efronters.blogspot.com There are a lot of information concerning e-learning, instructional design, free e-Learning books and of course eFront.

Have a wonderful day and keep the good work.

Christopher Pappas
@cpappas

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:28:12 +0000

Thanks for the kind comments. Good luck with your project.

By: Dr. Guilford H. Bartlett

Dr. Guilford H. Bartlett — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:34:33 +0000

Barry, thanks for your information on Moodle alternatives. I am working with a group of academics who are all mostly new to online learning, and very much interested in its potential for making professional training available to underserved populations. The challenges are great, and we have to start somewhere. Your site is a great help in our search.

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:36:51 +0000

@ Jonathan – Would be pleased to add some comments, but that link goes nowhere.

By: Jonathon Byrd

Jonathon Byrd — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:16:30 +0000

I’m looking to build a wp lms plugin, but first I’m defining exactly what is needed and wanted. See if you have any information you can contribute.

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/420863?replies=0#post-1588265

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:59:03 +0000

Hi Clinton,

I guess if you’re already implementing a system that is going to integrate everything else, you’re faced with two choices. Either pick an LMS that you know will work with whatever it is you’re using to integrate the other platforms, or (my preferred option) choose an LMS based on a proper functional spec and then invest in integrating it with the other tools you use.

Experience shows that you can usually integrate any system with any other – with the big caveat that you could spend a lot of time and money doing so! Have you asked your users what a ‘seemless experience’ actually means to them? It may be that the level of integration required is quite simple.

Barry

By: Clinton Hodgkins

Clinton Hodgkins — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:16:15 +0000

Hi Barry,

Thanks for a fantastic post.

Currently I’m looking for a solution to deliver online training. Resources and courses to our clients. The problem I face is we currently run many platforms including WordPress, Dynamics CRM, Quickbooks, SharePoint and Mailchimp we have just investigated a system which we are going to implement to integrate everyting to work as a whole to provide users with a seemless experience. We need an LMS which we plugin or which has flexibility and support enabling this.

Could you provide me with your thoughts on a system which is most suitable?

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:15:27 +0000

Thanks for the update Jeff. I like the term community source.

It’s my own view that there is room for many different licencing models, as long as people know what they’re signing up to from the start.