Tag Archives: Moodlerooms

The Blackboard Announcements, Part 2: Can Open Source Be Bought?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

I have gotten a lot of email from folks who moved to Moodle (often from Blackboard CE) because they wanted to get away from Blackboard and they thought that open source was “safe.” In my first post on the announcements, … Continue reading →

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Summary of Statements by Key Players in Blackboard Announcement, Including Competitors

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Given all the news and discussion surrounding Blackboard’s strategy change last week, I thought that it would be useful to collect the public statements from Blackboard and their competitors in one place. No analysis, no interviews, just statements. I have … Continue reading →

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Blackboard Confronts Erosion of Market Share, Makes a Major Change in Strategy

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

In a series of announcements that has the educational technology world buzzing, Blackboard reversed their strategy of their core LMS business. Blackboard acquired two Moodle hosting and service providers – MoodleRooms in the US and NetSpot in Australia. Blackboard created … Continue reading →

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Blackboard Acquires Moodlerooms and Netspot

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Press release is here. This is obviously a gob smacker of a story. I’m going to take a few days, talk to a few folks, and think about the implications before I write a reaction post. You may hear from … Continue reading →

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Moodlerooms and the Cambridge Global Grid for Learning

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

I know it’s been a little quiet here on e-Literate since I started gearing up for my (awesome) new job. Posts are likely to be sporadic for a while longer yet. But fear not, Dear Reader, for I have not … Continue reading →

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