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Perhaps ‘Open’ Is a Flag of My Disposition…

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Michael Feldstein

Anyone who went to EDUCAUSE this year had to come away with the impression that Open is the new black. This product now comes with 50% more openness! That one’s openness is 99.44% pure! It’s easy to get jaded about … Continue reading →

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A Quick Follow-Up on the OpenClass Post

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Michael Feldstein

I’m already getting quite a bit of public and private feedback on my earlier post on Pearson’s OpenClass, and it is all over the map in terms of what people seem to think I was trying to say. This was … Continue reading →

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Why Pearson’s OpenClass Is a Big Deal

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Michael Feldstein

The big buzz at EDUCAUSE last week was around OpenClass, Pearson’s new LMS entrant. Much hyped but only rarely glimpsed, speculation has been rampant about whether it is a big deal or just a gimmick. Because most people (including me) … Continue reading →

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The Evolving LMS Market, Part I

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

As Casey Green said in my recent interview with him, the LMS space is a “market in transition.” In 2005, the year that Blackboard acquired WebCT, the two platforms had a combined total of 75.6% U.S. higher education market share, … Continue reading →

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Pearson Announces Support for IMS Learning Information Services

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Michael Feldstein

Pearson just announced that they will be supporting the IMS LIS standard (and with Oracle’s SAIP implementation of it) across a number of their products. First, they’ll support it in MyLabs, which are subject-focused learning environments (e.g., MyChemLab, MyMathLab, etc.)—sort … Continue reading →

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