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2011 is the e-Learning year!<\/strong><\/em> Traditional instructor led training is expensive and, in some cases, difficult to track its effectiveness. e-Learning is the only solution for organizations to save time and money<\/strong><\/em> and benefit from just-in-time training, faster learning, consistent instruction, higher levels of retention, greater levels of assessment, no travel expense, and no need for a classroom!<\/p>\n

However, nowadays small and medium size organizations struggle to adopt an expensive e-Learning solution. This is why I created the following list with the Top 10 open source e-Learning projects for 2011 that will help you implement a low cost e-Learning solution.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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App Inventor – (mLearning)<\/a>
\nApp Inventor for Android allows people with minimal programming experience to create simple, personal apps for Android devices. You can create a quiz app to assess your employees knowledge.<\/p>\n

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BigBlueButton – (Web Conferencing)<\/a>
\nBigBlueButton is built for Higher Education. It enables universities and colleges to deliver a high-quality learning experience to remote students. The project is hosted at Google Code.<\/p>\n

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eFront – (LMS)<\/a>
\neFront is a user friendly Open Source Learning Management System, visually attractive and SCORM certified! eFront enables “community learning” and supports the principles of “collective knowledge”.<\/p>\n

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CamStudio – (Authoring Tool)<\/a>
\nCamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs).<\/p>\n

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LAMS – (Authoring Tool)<\/a>
\nLAMS is a revolutionary new tool for designing, managing and delivering online collaborative learning activities. It provides teachers with a highly intuitive visual authoring environment for creating sequences of learning activities.<\/p>\n

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Xerte – (Authoring Tool)<\/a>
\nThe Xerte Project provides a full suite of open source tools for e-Learning developers and content authors producing interactive learning materials.<\/p>\n

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MLOAT – (Authoring Tool)<\/a>
\nMultimedia Learning Object Authoring Tool enables content experts to easily combine video, audio, images and texts into one synchronized learning object. All assets are configured to be played back in a pre-configured order.<\/p>\n

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eXe – (Authoring Tool)<\/a>
\nThe eXe project developed a freely available Open Source authoring application to assist teachers and academics in the publishing of web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup.<\/p>\n

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ClassTools.net – (Authoring Tool)<\/a>
\nCreate free educational games, quizzes, activities and diagrams in seconds! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge!<\/p>\n

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OpenMeetings – (Web Conferencing)<\/a>
\nOpenMeetings is a free browser-based software that allows you to set up instantly a conference in the Web. You can use your microphone or webcam, share documents on a white board, share your screen or record meetings.<\/p>\n

by Christopher Pappas M.B.A., M.Ed.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

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