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Presentation given at the eLearning Network's Open Source event on 12th July 2013, featuring top ten open source e-learning development and delivery tools.
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Agenda
Growth of open source
Tips for selecting open source software
Top 10 tools for learning and development
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Source: http://www.blackducksoftware.com/future-of-open-source
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Source: http://blog.capterra.com/top-lms-software-solutions-infographic/
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Source: http://www.blackducksoftware.com/future-of-open-source
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Why open source?
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Selection criteriaDoes is use an Open Source Initiative approved license?
Is code currently being committed?
Has it released final/production version?
Are there regular stable releases?
How many developers are committing code?
Are there many plugins and extensions?
How busy are the support forums?
Is there good quality documentation ?
Is commercial support available?
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Delivery
MoodleLearning management system
Big Blue ButtonVirtual classroom
WordpressWesbite content management
MediawikiBuild your own Wikipedia
MaharaePortfolio
Development
Xerte Online ToolkitsContent authoring
CamstudioScreen capture
Sigil + CalibreeBook authoring and conversion
AudacitySound recording
GimpImage creation and manipulation
Top ten open source tools
XML Editor and Run-Time Engine
HTML5 content authoring
Accessible, responsive templates
Wizard based for content authors
Can be extended by developers
www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/
www.xerte.org.uk/
www.ohloh.net/p/xerteproject
FACTS:
Increasing Y-O-Y developmemt activity
Large, active development team (12)
Well established codebase
Average number of code comments
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Demo: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/play_560
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Desktop screen capture
Direct ancestor of Captivate
Open sourced in 2001
Seems to be stalling as a project, although 2.7 RC was released Feb 2013
www.camstudio.org
sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio
www.ohloh.net/p/camstudio
FACTS:
Well established codebase
Average number of code comments
One active developer
Decreasing Y-O-Y development activity
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eBook authoring with EPUB 2 output
Book, code and preview modes with audio, video, spellcheck
Calibre converts EPUB into right format for e-readers, smartphones, tablets, etc
code.google.com/p/sigil
calibre-ebook.com/
www.ohloh.net/p/sigil
www.ohloh.net/p/calibre
Sigil Facts:
Increasing Y-O-Y development activity
Well established codebase
Average number of code comments
Average size development team (6)
Calibre Facts:
Stable Y-O-Y development activity
Mature, well established codebase
Few source code comments
Large, active development team (24)
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Sophisticated audio recorder and editor
Import/export wide range of formats
Pitch, frequency, quality settings
Wide range of effects
Digitize records from old media
audacity.sourceforge.net
www.ohloh.net/p/audacity
FACTS
Mature, well established codebase
Average number of code comments
Large, active development team (10)
Increasing Y-O-Y development activity
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Versatile graphics manipulation package
Photo retouching, image composition and image authoring
Range of plugins and extensions
From simple paint tools to advanced manipulation and scripting
www.gimp.org
www.ohloh.net/p/gimp
FACTS:
Mature, well established codebase
Average number of code comments
Very large, active development team (27)
Decreasing Y-O-Y development activity
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Highly popular learning management system
85,000 registered sites and 72 million users
Hundreds of plugins and extensions
Vibrant community of developers and enthusiasts
www.moodle.org
www.ohloh.net/p/gimp
FACTS
Mature, well established codebase
Very large, active development team (148)
Average number of code comments
Stable Y-O-Y development activity
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Virtual classroom / web conferencing
Slide sharing, video, whiteboard, chat, integrated VOIP, desktop sharing, document uploads, web cam
Record and playback
www.bigbluebutton.org
www.ohloh.net/p/bigbluebutton
FACTS:
Mature, well established codebase
Very large, active development team (28)
Average number of code comments
Increasing Y-O-Y development activity
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Website content management system
Started 2003
Widely used for education websites and learning portals
Over 25,000 plugins
Nearly 30 million WP 3.5 downloads and half a BILLION plugin downloads!
www.wordpress.org
www.ohloh.net/p/bigbluebutton
FACTS:
Mature, well established codebase
Very large, active development team (15)
Average number of code comments
Stable Y-O-Y development activity
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Wiki system originally built for Wikipedia
Content management system
Collaborative web page editing
Editorial version control
600 plugins and extensions
Extremely scalable
www.mediawiki.org
www.ohloh.net/p/mediawiki
FACTS:
Mature, well established codebase
Very large, active development team (164)
Few source code comments
Stable Y-O-Y development activity
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ePortfolio system
Create journals, upload files, embed resources
Submit portfolio for assessment
Social network and blogging tools
Resumé builder
www.mahara.org
www.ohloh.net/p/mahara
FACTS:
Mature, well established codebase
Large, active development team (26)
Average number of code comments
Decreasing Y-O-Y development activity
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