Bridge Between Blackboard and Open Source?

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/15/sakai
Blackboard, the dominant player in course management software, has the ability to inspire devotion and, for the more fervid open-source adherents, not a little contempt. So today’s announcement may cause a stir among those more apt to liken Blackboard to the devil than a gentle giant: The company is partnering with [...]

Web 2.0, Personal Learning Environments, and the Future of Learning Management Systems

Abstract: This ECAR research bulletin details the arguments emerging in the blogosphere and elsewhere both for and against the learning management system. It examines whether the LMS is destined to continue as the primary means of organizing the online learning experience for university students. The bulletin is a companion to an [...]

Large-Scale Open Source E-Learning Systems at Open University UK

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecar_so/erb/ERB0812.pdf
Abstract: This ECAR research bulletin examines the factors leading to the selection of the open source learning management system at the Open University, details the many aspects of development work that had to be undertaken, and describes the issues involved for institutions participating in an open source community. It also looks [...]