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Are You Ready for an Open Source LMS? Is It Ready for You?

Are You Ready for an Open Source LMS? Is It Ready for You?. Steven Hancock. OpenSource LMS <> Moodle. Topics. Open Source License The State of Open Source LMSes Criteria Short List LMSes from Steve’s Perspective. Open Source License. Free Redistribution Source code must be included

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Are You Ready for an Open Source LMS? Is It Ready for You?

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  1. Are You Ready for an Open Source LMS? Is It Ready for You? Steven Hancock

  2. OpenSource LMS <> Moodle

  3. Topics • Open Source License • The State of Open Source LMSes • Criteria • Short List • LMSes from Steve’s Perspective

  4. Open Source License • Free Redistribution • Source code must be included • Derived Works • Integrity of authors source code • No discriminations of people or groups • No discrimination against fields of endeavor • Distribution of license • License must be specific to a product • License must not restrict other software • License must be technology neutral http://opensource.org/docs/osd

  5. Is OpenSource Free?

  6. If I Choose OpenSource will I have to go it Alone?

  7. If I Choose OpenSource what am I Sacrificing?

  8. What has changed in 5 years? • Many more LMSes (3-4 times) • SCORM Support • Collaboration Features

  9. The State of Open Source LMSes • Positives • Many to choose from that are well funded. • Support seems robust in most cases • Third-party Services are readily available. • Assessment engines • Negatives • SCORM seems to be a secondary concern. • Too many try to be a web portal • Content Creation Tools

  10. Epic • www.epic.co.uk • Open Source Learning Management Systems by Mark Aberdour

  11. Epic’s Shortlisted Criteria: • An approved Open Source license • Active Development Community • Released Stable Versions • English • SCORM Compliant • Published Details about Previous Adopters • Stable Organizations Supporting Development • Published Third Party Reviews

  12. The Shortlist • ATutor http://www.atutor.ca/ • Claroline http://www.claroline.net/ • Docebo http://www.docebo.org/ • Dokeos http://www.dokeos.com/ • dotLRN http://dotlrn.openacs.org/ • Ilias http://www.ilias.de/ • Interact http://www.interactole.org/ • KEWL.NextGen http://kngforge.uwc.ac.za/ • Metacoon http://www.metacoon.de/ • Moodle http://moodle.org/ • OLAT http://www.olat.org/ • OpenElms http://www.openelms.org/ • Sakai http://www.sakaiproject.org/

  13. The Even Shorter List • ATutor • dotLRN • Ilias • Moodle • Sakai

  14. How to Determine Which LMS to Choose? • Make a List of Criteria - Research • Try Out the Demos • Research the System Requirements • Research the Features • Install and Make Sure you can Support IT.

  15. LMS Interface Example

  16. Content Authoring Example

  17. Assessments

  18. Features of all LMSes • Services • Support • Add-ons • Standard features: content authoring, assessment, enrollment, collaboration, rebrandable

  19. aTutor • Standards Heavy • Supported by 16 organizations • Vote on new features • Documentation is average • Not difficult to install

  20. DotLRN • Originally developed at MIT • Heavily used in education and government • Managed by a non-profit organization and supported by 16 consortium members • Difficult to install: “Please note that the production version requires considerable expertise (Unix/Linux sys admin) to install.” • SCORM seems like an after thought.

  21. Ilias • Developed in Germany • Install doesn’t look too bad • Documentation is very mediocre • Only LMS I found that was ADL Certified

  22. Moodle • Numerous large installations • Books written on Moodle • Installation does not seem too difficult

  23. Sakai • Has the vested interest of large organizations: IBM, Sun, Unisys, University of Michigan, Indiana University, and MIT • Over 100 Sakai partners • Community Source project (-) • Single click installer

  24. Other Stand Outs • Claroline • Docebo • Dokeos • OpenElms

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