Which LMS do you use and why?

My company uses Meridian. Why did they pick that over the other LMSs they reviewed? I don't know since I wasn't involved in that decision, but I do know that we complain about it more often than not.

Hey David,

That made me laugh......

-Dave

Does anybody else want to dip in on this one?  I am looking at how others are using Articulate to deliver their courses.

Cheers,

Dave

we use moodle here we chose it because of cost, it works well, reporting could be much better but overall it is good

making the leap to 2.xx soon!

We use Docebo: it is more "corporate oriented" than moodle, very fast and user friendly both on user and admin side, and with a very powerful and customizable reporting system.

Hello Dave,

choosing an LMS is very important, and it involves so many aspects to consider... budget, utilisazion, specific needs...

take a look at comparative tables you may search for in the internet; docebo.org has excellent ones...

Personally, when I did a research and tested most of common and well-known LMS, both commercial and open-source, I literally fell in love with Absorb LMS by Blatant, UK... it is flash based, but really powerful. quite expensive, though... Sharepoint LMS (NOT the free Sharepoint elearning kit) was ok, too.

Joomla LMS, Atutor, Claroline,  let me down.

Docebo, Dokeos, Moodle, were my final choice... I ended up buying an hosted and customized version of moodle for my business, but at the moment the current version of docebo is far better than moodle 2...

Anyway, this community has talked a lot about LMS... just use the search box...

threads like this: http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/1715/9094.aspx#9094 or this: http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/6065/33864.aspx#33864 may truly help.

cheers

Stefano

We don't currently use an LMS - however, I'm keeping a keen eye on all of the discussions.  Many folks seem to like Moodle.  I've tried the trial of Articulate Online - it's super easy, provided that you're sticking to Articulate.  We use Captivate, too - so, I'm still looking around.

We place our content on a server within our intranet and find testing and tracking alternatives.  Fortunately, our training currently uses a blended approach; in our case, tracking users and quiz scores isn't necessary when coupled with a live trainer.

We are using AJ LMS which is a fully featured SCORM-compliant LMS that provides the infrastructure for enterprise training and management needs.It is the best LMS which easily allows you to build courses, import SCORM content, deploy online learning, manage users, communicate with users, track training results, and more.

My current employer is preparing to begin online courses using Moodle 2.0. The director chose Moodle because it's free. At the time of discussion, I asked that they wait for version 2 rather than install 1.9, as several features came out with version 2 (activity completion, for instance--a huge plus) that weren't available in earlier versions. Though I've worked with the front end of the system much more than the back end, I find Moodle a great LMS, especially if you don't have the dollars to fork out. I'm also beginning to work with Blackboard, though, and it appears to be a super option if you DO have some $. Seems it's improved a lot since I worked with it in grad school. I've been experimenting with it using the free CourseSites, and it's pretty sweet in terms of ease of use and options available.

We currently use Absorb by Blatant Media.  We have a pretty huge user base with over 16,000 users.

I have gone through two other LMS implementations, and was willing to drop them and change and so far Absorb seems to be our favorite.

I can tell you this though.  There isn't a perfect one.  You just want to find one that meets most of your needs, then be prepared there will be errors, and bugs.

The two common factors in all of our endeavors is the Articulate suite.  Articulate is awesome and there really isn't anything out there that we have found comparable, but part of the bugs we have to look at might not just be the LMS provider it may have to be with how a published Articulate course or quiz works within the LMS.

And then you have the ever changing, ever updating Adobe flash player that gets updated every week.   Sometimes we have courses that work perfectly, then Adobe comes along and does one of their updates, and a course goes haywire.

Be prepared.  There will be errors.  There will be complaints.  There will be bugs with all LMS providers.

Just be very clear on your outcomes and needs, and then go for it.

Hope that helps.