Online Education Platforms
Here we look at some of the best online education platforms to help educators organise and deliver teaching resources, and for students to access learning materials any time and anywhere.
These are some of the top online learning platforms for schools, colleges and universities from leading elearning companies worldwide. We also offer advice on choosing an online education platform to meet the needs of you and your learners.
Moodle Services from Titus Learning
If you are interested in the flexibility and potential cost savings that come with an open source LMS, then Titus could be an excellent option, offering expert Moodle services.
Moodle LMS / VLE
Moodle is the world’s most popular learning platform, used by millions of learners across virtually every country. It’s an open source LMS, which means there are no licence fees to pay, plus it’s constantly improved by a global community of developers.
JoomlaLMS Learning Management System
An introduction to JoomlaLMS – a Learning Management System developed on the platform of the open source Joomla! CMS.
Desire2Learn Cloud Based Learning Solutions
Based in Waterloo, Ontario (Canada), Desire2Learn was founded by John Baker in 1999. It is a provider of Cloud-based (SaaS) learning solutions and it has developed an e-learning suite LMS solution that can be used in schools, universities and governments. In 2013, the company had over 700 customers and 10+ million users in 20 countries. It has more than 650 employees around the world in its office in Baltimore, Singapore, Melbourne,...
What is a MOOC?
Making education and training more accessible is a huge growth area worldwide and the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) concept is at the forefront of this trend. So what is a MOOC exactly? In a field packed with academics, many have blogs, websites and speakers have delivered their own MOOC definition, and many of the explanations conflict. Let’s look at some of these and start by breaking it down letter by letter: M: Massive...
Learnanywhere Primary Learning Platform
Learnanywhere is a learning management system (LMS) (also called VLE) specifically designed for primary schools. It is intuitive and easy to use for teachers, pupils and parents alike. Using Learnanywhere, schools are able increase and facilitate collaborative learning. Pupils are able to communicate, record their learning successes and share their work. Teachers can create and assess pupils’ work online and can make learning...
Collaborize Classroom Education Platform
With headquarters in Santa Rosa, California (USA), Democrasoft (formerly known as Burst.com) was founded by Richard Lang (current CEO) in 1990 and produces the Collaborize Classroom Education Platform. It provides social collaboration and voting tools. It is easy-to-use, designed to foster creativity, and rewards user experiences. In mid 2012, over 1.75 million lessons had been delivered by using this platform. The company has 30+...
Schoology LMS for Schools
Commercially released in mid 2009 and based in New York (USA), Schoology was founded by Jeremy Friedman, Ryan Hwang and Tim Trinidad. It is a cloud-based LMS and social network for K-12 and higher education users. It allows to easily create, use to share lessons and coursework and manage academic material through a social networking interface similar to Facebook. On the first quarter of 2012, the company announced a total funding of...
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