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Open Source LMS

Moodle is the open source learning management system I'm familiar with. It has worked well for me and it was easy to get help when I ran into some installation problems. However, there are a number of other open source LMS projects. EduTools has a tool for evaluating various LMSes based on their essential features, including open source and commerical products. They also have a recent review of Sakai.

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john said…
Howdy Brian,

Question: Can a Moodle or a Blackboard incorporate a properly configured learning object?

I am obviously quite new to education2.0. Curriki's aim is to be SCORM compliant, according to e-mail responses I received from their leadership board. I hope to submit some material to Curriki soon; and, being fairly new to education2.0, am wondering how a SCORM learning object is handled/managed from withing a LMS. Or, is it? I have two complete middle level lessons available online.

http://www.edparadigm.com/examples.shtml

Those two lessons were used with students in five states; and, I prefer to think that more could use them. I am just beginning to learn about CMS/LMS technology, though. Curriki seemed a good place to start (new site, new community).

What was your experience with Moodle? I am also curious: Have you opened Sakai and had a test drive?

Glad to see you signed on at the wiki.

Cheers.
2:43 PM, January 13, 2007
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