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==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 | 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" /> Since then the software has been available both via SourceForge and by registering on the company's website. | ||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
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| Developer(s) | e-Learning WMB |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 13, 2007 (5.1)[1] |
| Stable release |
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 is 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] Since then the software has been available both via SourceForge and by registering on the company's website.
Features
The main features of Open Elms include[4]:
- 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 include:
- IIS version 5.0 or greater
- SQL Server 7.0 or greater
- Flash-enabled Internet Explorer browser
Consult the manual (PDF) for more information.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- A demo of Open Elms is available via the Open Elms site.
- Documentation for Open Elms can be found on the site (PDF).
Entities using Open Elms
Further reading
External links
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 "About 'Open Elms'". e-Learning WMB. http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
- ↑ "Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/. Retrieved 04 January 13.
- ↑ "Open Elms - Feature List". e-Learning WMB. http://www.openelms.org/AboutUs/feature_list.htm. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
