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| released = {{Start date|2007|04|13}} (5.1)<ref name="OE51">{{cite web |url=http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf |title=Open Elms - FREE Open Source Learning Management System – e-LMS |publisher=e-learning WMB |date=January 2011 |page=78 |format=PDF |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> | | released = {{Start date|2007|04|13}} (5.1)<ref name="OE51">{{cite web |url=http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf |title=Open Elms - FREE Open Source Learning Management System – e-LMS |publisher=e-learning WMB |date=January 2011 |page=78 |format=PDF |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> | ||
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'''Open Elms''' | '''Open Elms''' was free web-based open-source learning management software. | ||
==Product history== | ==Product history== | ||
Open Elms started out as proprietary software created by British software development company e-Learning WMB. Work on the software began sometime before 2005 and was given away freely with e-learning courses developed for other clients.<ref name="OEAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm |title=About 'Open Elms' |publisher=e-Learning WMB |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="OE51" /> Sometime in late 2006 the company decided to release the software under the open-source model.<ref name="OEAbout" /> A SourceForge project was started on April 13, 2007<ref name="OESF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/ |title=Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=04 January 13}}</ref>, and its assumed the first public open-source release of Open Elms came with version 5.1 of the software.<ref name="OE51" /> | Open Elms started out as proprietary software created by British software development company e-Learning WMB. Work on the software began sometime before 2005 and was given away freely with e-learning courses developed for other clients.<ref name="OEAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm |title=About 'Open Elms' |publisher=e-Learning WMB |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="OE51" /> Sometime in late 2006 the company decided to release the software under the open-source model.<ref name="OEAbout" /> A SourceForge project was started on April 13, 2007<ref name="OESF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/ |title=Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=04 January 13}}</ref>, and its assumed the first public open-source release of Open Elms came with version 5.1 of the software.<ref name="OE51" /> | ||
Sometime in late 2017 or early 2018, the Open Elms website was updated, removing most information about the open-source software. Its About Us page was updated to include language such as "Open Elms was originally an open source project" and "is now in its 8th version and is a commercial venture."<ref name="OEAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us |title=Open Elms |accessdate=04 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="OEAboutArch">{{cite web |url=http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017075311/http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us |title=Open Elms |archivedate=17 October 2017 |accessdate=04 May 2018}}</ref> The last known open-source version was 7.1.1, released on SourceForge in July 2012. The software is presumably no longer being developed as open-source. | |||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
The main features of Open Elms | The main features of Open Elms included<ref name="OEFeats">{{cite web |url=http://www.openelms.org/AboutUs/feature_list.htm |title=Open Elms - Feature List |publisher=e-Learning WMB |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>: | ||
* course creation tools | * course creation tools | ||
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==Hardware/software requirements== | ==Hardware/software requirements== | ||
Installation requirements for Open Elms | Installation requirements for Open Elms included: | ||
* IIS version 5.0 or greater | * IIS version 5.0 or greater | ||
* SQL Server 7.0 or greater | * SQL Server 7.0 or greater | ||
* Flash-enabled Internet Explorer browser | * Flash-enabled Internet Explorer browser | ||
==Videos, screenshots, and other media== | ==Videos, screenshots, and other media== | ||
* | * Documentation for Open Elms can be found on [https://web.archive.org/web/20160615150850/http://www.openelms.org:80/downloads/manual.pdf the site] (archived PDF). | ||
==Entities using Open Elms== | ==Entities using Open Elms== | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | * Open Elms can still be found on SourceForge. However, use caution when downloading and installing from there; the install package may contain undesirable add-on software. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 23:17, 4 May 2018
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| Developer(s) | e-Learning WMB |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 13, 2007 (5.1)[1] |
| Discontinued |
7.1.1 (July 27, 2012) [±] |
| Preview release | none [±] |
| Written in | ASP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Learning management software |
| License(s) | GNU General Public License |
| Website | OpenElms.org |
Open Elms was free web-based open-source learning management software.
Product history
Open Elms started out as proprietary software created by British software development company e-Learning WMB. Work on the software began sometime before 2005 and was given away freely with e-learning courses developed for other clients.[2][1] Sometime in late 2006 the company decided to release the software under the open-source model.[2] A SourceForge project was started on April 13, 2007[3], and its assumed the first public open-source release of Open Elms came with version 5.1 of the software.[1]
Sometime in late 2017 or early 2018, the Open Elms website was updated, removing most information about the open-source software. Its About Us page was updated to include language such as "Open Elms was originally an open source project" and "is now in its 8th version and is a commercial venture."[2][4] The last known open-source version was 7.1.1, released on SourceForge in July 2012. The software is presumably no longer being developed as open-source.
Features
The main features of Open Elms included[5]:
- course creation tools
- progress tracking
- testing and scoring
- reporting
- configurable interface
- e-mail integration
- SCORM compliance
- data import and export
- user-based security
- 3D virtual training room
- document management
- audit trail
Hardware/software requirements
Installation requirements for Open Elms included:
- IIS version 5.0 or greater
- SQL Server 7.0 or greater
- Flash-enabled Internet Explorer browser
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- Documentation for Open Elms can be found on the site (archived PDF).
Entities using Open Elms
Further reading
External links
- Open Elms can still be found on SourceForge. However, use caution when downloading and installing from there; the install package may contain undesirable add-on software.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Open Elms - FREE Open Source Learning Management System – e-LMS" (PDF). e-learning WMB. January 2011. p. 78. http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "About 'Open Elms'". e-Learning WMB. http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "OEAbout" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ "Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/. Retrieved 04 January 13.
- ↑ "Open Elms". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017075311/http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us. Retrieved 04 May 2018.
- ↑ "Open Elms - Feature List". e-Learning WMB. http://www.openelms.org/AboutUs/feature_list.htm. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
