[Open Source LMS] An interesting comparison of Moodle and Sakai ..

An interesting comparison of Moodle and Sakai ..

I would think the number of deployments really based on the needs and cost that customer can (or wants to) afford, but it should not imply one product is better than the others in general. Also, For example, MS Windows and Linux/OS X. Also, people should compare PHP with JSP/J2EE, not LAMP to Java .. I thin

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Posted by Max J. Tsai to Open Source LMS at 1/31/2006 06:12:00 PM

[Open Source LMS] Welcome - Moodle and Sakai and other other Open Source LMS implementations.

I enjoy seeing varieties of choices on Opensource LMS implementations. More research oriented universities will need something different form the universities that focus on general education. Or, K12 will need something different from Universities. (I am sure my 3 yr. old daughter is not going to learn 'A, B, C, ..' thru Bb/Moodle/Sakai :)). I would see it is the benefit for the campus CIO/CTO to get to decide what fits the university culture. That's why there are pedagogical difference between Moodle and Sakai in the design level and should be welcome. LMS is more than just a software - it is a platform for teaching and learning online. I would believe the birth of Moodle was Martin's implementation of 'the' idea for online teaching and learning. Why not Sakai or others?

Moodle's success is not mainly due to the PHP - it is the design concept and openness of Moodle!!

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Posted by Max J. Tsai to Open Source LMS at 1/31/2006 06:17:00 PM

[Open Source LMS] What is wrong in this picture?

I realize something is odd in the OpenSource LMS world. It looks like Moodle people leave Bb/WebCT alone, but focus on competition with Sakai. What is wrong with this picture? OpenSource != Open Minded?? Instead of looking at the good features of each Opensource application and merge the good features for a better product, are they competing for the 5% of market? Do not forget, the beauty of opensource is "OPEN!" Go figure ..

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Posted by Max J. Tsai to Open Source LMS at 1/31/2006 06:15:00 PM

[Open Source LMS] Jim Farmer's "On the Cost of Selling an Enterprise Learning System"

Jim Farmer did a very interesting analysis on the Cost of Selling an Enterprise Learning System!

http://www.immagic.com/eLibrary/GENERAL/IMM/I060108F.pdf

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Posted by Max J. Tsai to Open Source LMS at 1/31/2006 06:38:00 PM

[Open Source LMS] LMOS

Very interesing on the Learning Management Operating System (LMOS) project.
http://confluence.sln.suny.edu/display/LMOS/Home

You probably do not want to miss this blog as well.

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Posted by Max J. Tsai to Open Source LMS at 1/31/2006 06:51:00 PM

[Open Source LMS] What is wrong in this picture?

I realize something is odd in the OpenSource LMS world. It looks like Moodle people leave Bb/WebCT alone, but focus on competition with Sakai. What is wrong with this picture? OpenSource != Open Minded?? Instead of looking at the good features of each Opensource application and merge the good features for a better product, are they competing for the 5% of market? Do not forget, the beauty of opensource is "OPEN!" Go figure ..

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Posted by Max J. Tsai to Open Source LMS at 1/31/2006 06:15:00 PM

[Open Source LMS] Welcome - Moodle and Sakai and other other Open Source LMS implementations.

I enjoy seeing varieties of choices on Opensource LMS implementations. More research oriented universities will need something different form the universities that focus on general education. Or, K12 will need something different from Universities. (I am sure my 3 yr. old daughter is not going to learn 'A, B, C, ..' thru Bb/Moodle/Sakai :)). I would see it is the benefit for the campus CIO/CTO to get to decide what fits the university culture. That's why there are pedagogical difference between Moodle and Sakai in the design level and should be welcome. LMS is more than just a software - it is a platform for teaching and learning online. I would believe the birth of Moodle was Martin's implementation of 'the' idea for online teaching and learning. Why not Sakai or others?

Moodle's success is not mainly due to the PHP - it is the design concept and openness of Moodle!!

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Posted by Max J. Tsai to Open Source LMS at 1/31/2006 06:17:00 PM

[Open Source LMS] An interesting comparison of Moodle and Sakai ..

An interesting comparison of Moodle and Sakai ..

I would think the number of deployments really based on the needs and cost that customer can (or wants to) afford, but it should not imply one product is better than the others in general. Also, For example, MS Windows and Linux/OS X. Also, people should compare PHP with JSP/J2EE, not LAMP to Java .. I think!

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Posted by Max J. Tsai to Open Source LMS at 1/31/2006 06:12:00 PM