Here we look at the best open source LMS solutions available in 2021 to help you deliver online learning for education and training.
Moodle
The Moodle LMS is an end-to-end online learning platform for K12, higher education and workplace training. It is not only the most popular open source LMS in the world, but the most widely used learning management system of any kind.
Moodle is the world’s open source learning platform that allows educators to create a private space online and easily build courses and activities with flexible software tools for collaborative online learning.
Moodle Pty Ltd
PO Box 303
West Perth WA 6872
Australia
Chamilo
The Chamilo Association is a non-profit organisation founded in Belgium in 2010, with its current headquarters in Spain since 2014.
To respect its neutrality and non-profit form, the Chamilo Association doesn’t offer professional services to organisations that use Chamilo. These services are ensured by an official providers network.
As Rozas 24 – Matela
27150 Outeiro de Rei
Lugo
Spain
Sakai
Sakai is a robust open-source learning management system created by higher ed professionals for higher ededucation staff and learners.
Sakai aims to offer a better customer experience than competing LMS platforms, and does a good jobs of this according to independent research. This enables faculty and students to be at their best.
Canva LMS
Canvas by Instructure is one of the world’s fastest-growing and most popular learning platforms. The makers create technology to help teachers to innovate and students to succeed.
Instructure believe everyone has the power to grow and succeed throughout their lifetime. Their mission therefore, is to help people grow from the first day of school to the last day of work.
Level 22
One Wharf Lane
171 Sussex St
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Tel: 800-203-6755
https://www.instructure.com/
Dokeos LMS
Dokeos LMS is a dedicated learning platform for highly regulated industries. It provides online compliance training and manages compliance certifications.
DOKEOS, a developer and publisher of elearning solutions, is first and foremost a service company. Since 1999, they have supported corporations, companies and training organisations, as well as pharmaceutical groups, in developing customised training and assessment solutions.
Avenue Hoche 54/56
75008
Paris
Tel: +33 1 76 38 00 44
https://www.dokeos.com/
Forma LMS
A learning management system designed to fit the specific needs of your organisation. You start with all the features of a standard LMS, configure it with hundreds of available options, integrate with your other systems through connectors and APIs, extend with lots of available plugins, or add your custom features.
The Forma LMS team believes that knowledge, through learning, is probably the most critical asset for any company willing to stay competitive and alive. And today of course, that knowledge is delivered and collected digitally.
Via Molineria San Giovanni 10/A
29100 Piacenza
PC Italia
ATutor LMS
ATutor is an Open Source Web-based Learning Management System (LMS) used to develop and deliver online courses.
Administrators can install or update ATutor in minutes, then develop custom themes to give the platform a new look, and easily extend its functionality with feature modules.
Educators can quickly assemble, package, and redistribute Web-based instructional content, easily import prepackaged content, and conduct their courses online.
We’re big fans of the freedom, flexibility and potential cost savings that come with open source elearning platforms. If you decide to go down this route, these are some of the best open source LMS in 2021 and one of these solutions should serve you well.