Open Elms

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Open Elms
Open Elms logo.png
Developer(s) e-Learning WMB
Initial release April 13, 2007 (2007-04-13) (5.1)[1]
Stable release

7.1.1  (July 27, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-07-27))

[±]
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 Open Elms site.
  • Documentation for Open Elms can be found on the site (PDF).

Entities using Open Elms

Further reading

External links

References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About 'Open Elms'". e-Learning WMB. http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm. Retrieved 04 January 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/. Retrieved 04 January 13. 
  4. ↑ "Open Elms - Feature List". e-Learning WMB. http://www.openelms.org/AboutUs/feature_list.htm. Retrieved 04 January 2013. 
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