Hello everyone. We are a boutique consulting firm based out of NYC. We are exploring options for a LCMS and would appreciate any suggestions from the group.
Are you decided on the LCMS approach? Or just an LMS to deploy and track courseware?
I ask because many folks find the promise is better than the reality of content management systems for e-learning. Done well, for the right type of organization, and well resourced and supported.... they can be great. But they are decidedly not something you can do halfway.
We are still exploring options. We have existing content that we would like to supplement with off-the shelf elearnings. Ideally we would like to have a LMS that comes with quality content that we can leverage on.
The classics in this space are companies like SkillSoft and Paradiso amongst others if you want a broad catalogue.
But you might also consider that there are ton of vendors out there that specialize in particular industries/learning areas. For example there used to be a couple of dozen established Banking/Financial industry e-learning vendors that offer both content and LMS/LMS-like solutions. The same for Healthcare Training providers, Compliance/Safety Training providers or Sales Training providers, etc.
Not sure what your particular needs are or what client segments you are serving, but hopefully some of this info will help.
The benefit to a CMS-centered solution is full integration. It’s more convenient to have your eLearning system as an integral part of your business portal regardless of your sphere of activity. No need to hire specialists to administer your LMS, no need to redirect your users from site to site, no need to develop costly integrations. Everything is centralized and integrated, forming a multifunctional portal with all necessary internal connections between components.
Moreover, CMS-centered solutions enable eLearning to become more social and collaborative. There are plenty of free and low-priced components for open source CMS are available to facilitate social interaction around learning content. And it’s all about full integration and the possibility to use your LMS on one site together with any other open source CMS components you might find useful. Have a look at JoomlaLMS demo website.
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Hello V,
Are you decided on the LCMS approach? Or just an LMS to deploy and track courseware?
I ask because many folks find the promise is better than the reality of content management systems for e-learning. Done well, for the right type of organization, and well resourced and supported.... they can be great. But they are decidedly not something you can do halfway.
Bob
Hi Bob,
Thanks for your insight.
We are still exploring options. We have existing content that we would like to supplement with off-the shelf elearnings. Ideally we would like to have a LMS that comes with quality content that we can leverage on.
Any LMS + courseware combo that you suggest?
Thanks,
Vee
Veenusha,
The classics in this space are companies like SkillSoft and Paradiso amongst others if you want a broad catalogue.
But you might also consider that there are ton of vendors out there that specialize in particular industries/learning areas. For example there used to be a couple of dozen established Banking/Financial industry e-learning vendors that offer both content and LMS/LMS-like solutions. The same for Healthcare Training providers, Compliance/Safety Training providers or Sales Training providers, etc.
Not sure what your particular needs are or what client segments you are serving, but hopefully some of this info will help.
Good luck!
Hi Veenusha,
The benefit to a CMS-centered solution is full integration. It’s more convenient to have your eLearning system as an integral part of your business portal regardless of your sphere of activity. No need to hire specialists to administer your LMS, no need to redirect your users from site to site, no need to develop costly integrations. Everything is centralized and integrated, forming a multifunctional portal with all necessary internal connections between components.
Moreover, CMS-centered solutions enable eLearning to become more social and collaborative. There are plenty of free and low-priced components for open source CMS are available to facilitate social interaction around learning content. And it’s all about full integration and the possibility to use your LMS on one site together with any other open source CMS components you might find useful.
Have a look at JoomlaLMS demo website.
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