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Decent LMS for my elearning course

by Mk282009
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Evening all,

I hope i have placed this in the correct section, apologises if not.

I'm looking for opinions on a good LMS company to publish my elearning course to. I'm UK based, but im assuming finding a UK based LMS company compared to an oversees company doesn't/shouldn't matter?

Any ideas on monthly costs?

Cheers

Mark
#decent #elearning #lms
  • Profile picture of the author Mk282009
    Anyone able to help???
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  • Profile picture of the author blazerwebs
    Hi... if you're a wordpress user, you should try Learndash... it's one of the best in its field and lots of support...
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  • Profile picture of the author SantoshPandey
    Originally Posted by Mk282009 View Post

    Evening all,

    I hope i have placed this in the correct section, apologises if not.

    I'm looking for opinions on a good LMS company to publish my elearning course to. I'm UK based, but im assuming finding a UK based LMS company compared to an oversees company doesn't/shouldn't matter?

    Any ideas on monthly costs?

    Cheers

    Mark
    Hi Mark,

    I am glad I found your post here and I hope you are still LMS hunting! I would like to invite you to check out ScholarLMS (scholarlms.com). It is moodle based (world's most trusted LMS platform), it is completely on the could and adaptive in design and guess what - it is free for start-ups!

    Here is the link to the annual offer currently in place! ScholarLMS – Special Offer

    See you on the other side :-)

    Cheers!
    Santosh
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    • Profile picture of the author SantoshPandey
      Any update on this? Do PM me if you are still looking for advice on how to setup your eLearning platform. Thanks!

      Santosh Pandey
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  • Profile picture of the author rizu
    In fact this is a old post, but i wanted to check if there is a system "LMS" which has the hangout plugin inbuilt in it. To clearly mention, there is a software called RUNclick.com which is built on wordpress also. So if an LMS is there on wordpress, it can be join together?

    We are looking for training users based on hangout like in runclick. Plus we need to full fill the LMS part. Let me know if anybody can fulll fill my requirement.
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    • Profile picture of the author SantoshPandey
      Originally Posted by rizu View Post

      In fact this is a old post, but i wanted to check if there is a system "LMS" which has the hangout plugin inbuilt in it. To clearly mention, there is a software called RUNclick.com which is built on wordpress also. So if an LMS is there on wordpress, it can be join together?

      We are looking for training users based on hangout like in runclick. Plus we need to full fill the LMS part. Let me know if anybody can fulll fill my requirement.

      Hi Rizu,

      I am glad you posted your requirement here. ScholarLMS has a built-in live classroom feature as well as an independent e-commerce feature as well. All this is addition to it being a full fledged robust LMS platform.

      PM me your email address and we will take this further. Also:

      1. You can check out ScholarLMS at: ScholarLMS.com
      2. You can check out the Online Classroom demo at: ScholarLMS.org

      I will wait for you word on this!

      Sincerely,

      Santosh
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      • Profile picture of the author rizu
        Thanks for the reply. Actually the class rooms is on flash, there is a problem since its not able to join from mobile, its saying flash needed, eve flash is there still!!. If you have integration using google hangout, users can see easily from mobile as well as no limit on people using the on air option.


        Originally Posted by SantoshPandey View Post

        Hi Rizu,

        I am glad you posted your requirement here. ScholarLMS has a built-in live classroom feature as well as an independent e-commerce feature as well. All this is addition to it being a full fledged robust LMS platform.

        PM me your email address and we will take this further. Also:

        1. You can check out ScholarLMS at: ScholarLMS.com
        2. You can check out the Online Classroom demo at: ScholarLMS.org

        I will wait for you word on this!

        Sincerely,

        Santosh
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        • Profile picture of the author SantoshPandey
          Hi Rizu,

          Flash is required for using Online Classroom feature. Because of its tremendous power, we have plans to integrate Google Hangout in future. We do not have that now. There were many limitations in google hangout which made us to postpone its integration. Here are some of its limitations in short:




          The Hangout On Air API does not allow for deep integration. Although Hangout On Air is pretty powerful out of the box, we have minimal flexibility in modifying how it works and are always at the mercy of Google. There is nowhere to request direct support and asking for a new feature is about as useful as asking Fox to renew Firefly. Using Screenleap and OpenTok, we are able to allow participants and experts to publish to a live session with one click of a button. This type of deep integration is incredibly powerful, which is why we will still use both of these services extensively, especially in cases when recording an archive is less important (such as office hours, live simulations, etc).
          Hangouts require a Google+ account and plugin installation. Not all of our presenters have Google+ accounts. Some people want to stay off the social media grid, others come from countries where Google is inaccessible. For those who simply want to avoid Google+ we provide them access to extra accounts. Additionally, an extra plugin is required to run Hangouts. Our presenters hail from all over the globe, so when working with presenters who may have minimal internet connection or have to work from an internet café where installation of software isn't allowed, this can be a deal breaker.
          GoogleHangouts have a delay. Though we think we are safe from any possible wardrobe malfunctions, we cannot prevent an approximately 30 second to one minute delay when live streaming with GoogleHangouts On Air. This means that our synchronous event is a little asynchronous. When our students ask questions, they are usually asking them a minute after we have already moved to a new topic. The facilitator must deftly (or not so deftly) return the conversation to the previous topic. In general this works fine, but there are times when it can be jarring.

          Through experimenting, testing, and iterating, we have become pretty comfortable running Hangouts On Air as our main live streaming service when capturing an archive is vital. We hope that, as we keep using it, we will find even better ways of integrating and using it to further our online education model. Beyond that, though, we're hoping to get a clearer answer to the question, How well does this work with mobile?

          We have been able, with shaky results, to both watch the Hangouts On Air from a smartphone and broadcast a presenter too. It's not quite stable enough for us to use, but if Google can make the process smoother, this would substantially improve our live events offering on mobile phones.





          I hope this helps.


          Thanks,
          Santosh


          Originally Posted by rizu View Post

          Thanks for the reply. Actually the class rooms is on flash, there is a problem since its not able to join from mobile, its saying flash needed, eve flash is there still!!. If you have integration using google hangout, users can see easily from mobile as well as no limit on people using the on air option.
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