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Open source training more attractive to workers
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| Schools are heeding the call from
| organizations seeking IT personnel skilled
| in open source, but such efforts must
| involve broader industry participation and
| greater integration across the curriculum,
| according to an analyst.
|
| With regard to open source modules, Patrick
| Chan, chief technology advisor for IDC
| Asia-Pacific's emerging technologies
| practice group, said a more concerted
| effort is required on the part of
| institutions to move universities in the
| same direction.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/open-source-training-more-attractive-to-workers-62062773.htm
Moodle: The free learning platform
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| E-learning comes in many forms. For example
| math and vocabulary aids on CD-ROM or
| screencasts on YouTube are just two obvious
| examples from a large range of different
| options. Less familiar, since they
| frequently deal with specialised knowledge,
| are thousands of specific learning systems
| and managed online courses. Programs such
| as Blackboard, Sakai, the German Ilias,
| Dokeos or Moodle are used to create
| training platforms for personnel and to
| provide computer courses for schools and
| universities.
|
| [...]
|
| With over 40,000 registered installations
| in more than 200 countries and an estimated
| 30 million users, Moodle is currently the
| most frequently used LMS. Many schools, and
| universities, such as the prestigious
| Humboldt University in Berlin, use Moodle.
| Another typical application is for staff
| training in medium and large companies and
| commercial providers of online courses
| often rely on Moodle. Almost half of the
| Moodle installation are used by groups with
| more than 500 members, for example the Open
| University with more than 600,000 students
| is one of the largest users.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Moodle-The-free-e-learning-platform-966609.html
Recent:
Can you Moodle me now?
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| In its 10 year history, Moodle has been confined
| to computer screens around the world; with
| countless fields, description areas and
| scrolling filling the screen. There have been
| attempts at mobilizing Moodle in the past, but
| as a user you either didn't have the time to use
| it or it simply wasn't worth using. With the
| proliferation and widespread availability of
| web-capable phones, however, mobile customers
| worldwide now have in hand a versatile portal
| into the web and to Moodle.
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http://opensource.com/education/10/4/can-you-moodle-me-now
Nominations Open For O'Reilly Open Source Awards 2010
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| The O'Reilly Open Source Awards will be
| hosted this July at OSCON 2010 in Portland,
| OR. The awards recognize individual
| contributors who have demonstrated
| exceptional leadership, creativity, and
| collaboration in the development of Open
| Source Software.
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http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/04/nominations-open-for-oreilly-o.html
Moodle: e-learningâs Frankenstein
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| Offshoots, such as the OU, that promised to
| take Moodle to new heights, have then turned
| out to be separate species in themselves. This
| project put paid to the myth that Moodle is
| âfreeâ, as they spent nearly Â6 million 2 years
| ago (a cool million on Moodle development
| alone) and that was just the pilot! In fact, it
| turned out not to be such great, functional
| leap forward, more of a cul-de-sac in terms of
| the usefulness of the code. As a projects
| across the OU it's been a great success.
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http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2010/03/moodle-e-learnings-frankenstein.html
Moodle: a Flexible, Open Source Online Learning Platform
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| Among many universities that use Moodle to deliver online courses, U.C.
| Berkeley offers Moodle-based, free online courses and lectures. Itâs also
| used for e-learning purposes on over 40,000 web sites.
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http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/09/16/moodle-a-flexible-open-source-online-learning-platform/
Moodle - the open source software that's getting serious
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| One of the biggest outbreaks of open source software has been in the learning
| business and a clear leader is emerging - software called Moodle, now used
| for on-line learning on 40,000 web sites.
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http://www.onrec.com/newsstories/21153.asp
HowToMoodle: OSS Learning Platform Goes Pro
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| Moodle is used for online learning on some 40,000 Web sites, but UK training
| managers have been slow to react. "They are used to proprietary software, but
| this is very often costly to adopt, with heavy license fees that can be
| expensive if large numbers of people are involved.
|
| [...]
|
| "Moodle has been like a lot of open source software, where development has
| been left to individual innovation and training.
|
| "We decided to introduce an element of professionalism into the business."
|
| "We are now training and supporting organizations all over the UK as the
| recognized center of Moodle support," Lawrence added.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63377.html
Related:
Taking the Open Road: University Libraries Explore Options
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| Open source learning management system Moodle alone is now used in 56
| percent of universities since its introduction three years ago, and
| the Open University has moved over to it wholesale. Supporters say
| open source LMS tend to be more modular and make it much easier for
| libraries to contribute content than is the case with
| commercial solutions.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59219.html
Kineo predicts growth in open source e-learning and provides free insights
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| "In the LMS space, we have been hugely impressed with Moodle's offering.
| We embrace the open source spirit in which Moodle has been, and continues
| to be developed. We have provided customised Moodle installations for
| several of our clients, giving it a look and feel bespoke to their
| organisations. We would urge anyone considering a commercial LMS to
| give an open source option such as Moodle serious consideration first."
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http://www.clickpress.com/releases/Detailed/22873005cp.shtml
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