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Freeing the LMS – Pearson’s free entry into the LMS field with OpenClass (anyone have feedback on this?)

OpenClass can be used “absolutely for free,” says Adrian Sannier, senior vice president of product at Pearson. “No licensing costs, no costs for maintenance, and no costs for hosting. So this is a freer offer than Moodle is. It’s a freer offer than any other in the space.

Color me intrigued. I would ditch my Moodle in a second for a better option. Of course, I don’t know how much of this hype. The system could suck. Anyone out there with some experience?

They say that they are taking a cue from Google, but that’s not really the case. They are taking there cue from Apple (at least originally). It’s all about the content. Come inside for free and while you are here can I offer you some books at a nominal fee?

I’m going in eyes wide open, but I’ll certainly go in

“Moodle” Official Music Video – Great student project…I kinda hate Moodle too, though.

Moodle 2+ has been a nightmare and I don’t see it improving…ever. I’m going to ditch it as soon as it’s convenient to do so. However, it could be worse. I could be forced to use Blackboard 🙂

This is a fun student project pimping the virtues of Moodle.

Facebook | Teach the People | Recently Changed Communities

Facebook | Teach the People | Recently Changed Communities

WOW! This has real potential. If you can get your students into Facebook (and access it from school), this could be a real challenger to Ning and other online social networking apps focused on learners.

Don’t get me wrong, this is not an LMS. This is an online social networking service that works on top of Facebook and provides functions that teachers might find useful. However, with the increased availability of widgets and the ability to embed them in Teach the People provide for an environment that could be just about anything you want it to be.

I’ve only set up a site, I haven’t tested it yet. We’ll see if the performance lives up to my first impression.

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