There are two big names in the Australian Learning Management System software industry: Moodle and Totara. Moodle is the world’s most popular LMS, with over 130 million users globally. Totara, founded in New Zealand, is a world leader in LMS software designed for workplace learning and development.

Most people consider open source software as ‘free’. In some instances this may be the case, however open source is more than freely available software. The source code is included in the finished product and is open to modification and customisation under the GNU General Public Licence. Open source developers believe that an active community

Most people associate open source applications as ‘free’. This may be the case in some instances but open source is more than a free application or software. Typically speaking, commercial or proprietary products and their source code are protected by copyrights and licences. That is, the code cannot be copied, changed or modified. As a

You are aware of the Moodle learning management system (LMS) but you may be less aware of eXe, the open source e-learning authoring tool. eXe started from the  New Zealand Government Tertiary Education Commission’s eCollaboration Fund and is aimed at users not proficient in HTML and XML but wanting to publish content.