With the right ecommerce strategy, institutions can take their courses to new knowledge-seeking markets. D2L cover on a Course Merchant Thought Leadership article that explains where we are now and where we could be by applying the lessons learned in ecommerce.
Moodle seems an obvious option for EdTech startups. It’s a mature system, early cost of ownership can be less than that of proprietary closed-source platforms, it has zillions of plugins coming out of a vibrant developer community, it works well. But is it always the best choice?
A hosted LMS is cloud-based and is hosted by the vendor on their own servers and accessible by learners any time, from anywhere, by logging in with their username and password. The vendor company usually provides 24/7, 365 support and creates backups every 24 hours.
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Moodle 3.2 was released for download on Monday December 5th. The latest release of the world’s most popular learning management system brings several former plugins into the fold of Moodle core, making them available as default and granting them full support by Moodle HQ. Other changes to the core code have been made to bring new possibilities to the table. Here is a rundown of some key new features, with links to fuller information below.
Blackboard Learning Analytics and Research Director John Whitmer has released a white paper in which he outlines ways in which Analytics, when tightly integrated with the LMS, can produce powerful insights that instructors can act upon to fine-tune their courses for maximum effectiveness.