Test LMS

In the past, I've had a few posts around how you can test your courses under an LMS:

• SCORM Test
• Test SCORM Courses with an LMS

One of the problems cited was the lack of available LMS test environments. Recently I've seen two possible approaches that seem quite interesting - although we've not yet tried them (so I would love to get feedback).

One is ClassRunner.com a Moodle installation that allows teachers to get up and going cheaply. You can use a free-trial and then test.

Probably the most interesting is: Open Source CMS - a site that has a whole bunch of open source tools installed so that you can play around with them. The site is reset periodically and has a count down timer. Anything you do will get lost after that timer. But still it's a great way to show people the basics of what an LMS does. And I believe you could then get your courses tested.

The eLearning software I saw was:

• ATutor
• Claroline
• Docebo suite
• Dokeos
• DrupalEd
• Interact
• Moodle
• SyndeoCMS

It also has a bunch of content management systems, a CRM (SugarCRM) and others ...

• Wikis:
• BoltWire
• DokuWiki
• MediaWiki
• PmWiki
• WikkaWiki
• Blogs:
• Dotclear
• Eggblog
• FlatPress
• Globber
• LifeType
• Loudblog
• Nucleus CMS
• Serendipity
• SimplePHPBlog
• Textpattern
• WikyBlog
• WordPress
• Zomplog

I hope someone will play around a bit and let me know how this works out for them.