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KJ05
Community Member
29 days ago

How to Distribute and Track eLearning for NGO Without an LMS?

 

Hi E-Learning Heroes,

I'm very new to Articulate - just joined a few months ago.  This is my first post. I'm hoping to get some advice from those with more experience.

I'm currently working on a pilot project for a small NGO in Afghanistan, creating eLearning for midwives and traditional birth attendants (TBAs).

I’ve learned how to build a basic course in Articulate, but what I’m unsure about is how to deliver and track the training once it’s published (still a while off). The NGO doesn’t have its own LMS, and since the training belongs to them, I can’t host it on my own Articulate account long-term.

Ideally, we’d like to:

  • Track how many people register and complete the course
  • See quiz results to measure learning

I know just uploading the course to the NGOs website likely won’t allow us to track progress. I’ve read about options like embedded Google Forms, xAPI (which I don’t really understand yet), or using a free or low-cost LMS.

Given I’m still new to all this, I’d really appreciate any advice on:

  • The best way to distribute the course to track learner progress and quiz scores
  • Thoughts, pros, cons on the options I mentioned above
  • Any recommendations for simple and affordable LMS platforms

Thanks so much for any help. I’m enjoying learning Articulate and open to learning more tech to make this project work!

Katherine 

6 Replies

  • KarlMuller's avatar
    KarlMuller
    Community Member

    Look into Reach 360 that is included in your Articulate 360 plan.

    • Tim_'s avatar
      Tim_
      Community Member

      You mean, included in an Articulate 360 Teams subscription. Personal plans don't get to touch Reach.

  • Hi Katherine,

    Yes, posting the e-learning module on a website, or on cloud storage like Google Cloud, will allow people to access it, but it will not function as a SCORM module posted on an LMS. So, you can lose data that you want to see.

    My recommendation would be to use a low-cost LMS solution. While some business LMS hosting services can cost $12,000 a year or more, I know of a Moodle hosting solution that is used to run an entire college for about $180 a year. The price can vary based on how many students are active each month along with needs, so your results may be different. 

    I will post the name of the Moodle hosting service here. Should it be blocked on this forum, you can contact me directly for the information through my website Memorable Learning.

    • KJ05's avatar
      KJ05
      Community Member

      Thank you so much for your feedback.  I will definitely look into Moodle