James Farmer riffs on George Siemens's criticism of the Online Course Development: What does it cost? article. The recommendation in the report - get an LMS - is questioned. How much does an LMS cost, and is it worth it? Siemens writes, and I agree, "LMS' are most useful for an organization to monitor and track learning and for sequencing content. If that is an organization's primary view of learning, then sure, use an LMS. If, on the other hand, learning is primarily viewed as an informal dialogue, collaborative content creation, or a function of communities, then many effective tools exist. Some examples: Groove, Plone, Skype, SNA tools (like Multiply), Convea, aCollab, etc. IF you want to manage learning, use an LMS. IF you want to foster dialogue/community building, use a collaborative tool. Either option, thoughtfully implemented, can result in cost savings."
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