K12 Open Technologies

ATutor is an open source Web-based learning content management system (LCMS) designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind. Administrators can install or update ATutor and create themes to give ATutor a custom look and feel.

Claroline is a free application that allows teachers or education organizations to create and administrate courses through the web. It supports course documents, assignments, forums, chats, and wiki. Claroline is translated into 32 languages.

Dokeos is an open source e-learning and course management web application translated in 34 languages. It is used by more than 1000 organizations worldwide to manage learning and collaboration activities.

The eXe project is developing a freely available authoring application to assist teachers and academics in the publishing of web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup.

.LRN is an enterprise class open source software for supporting learning and research communities in higher education, K-12, and executive education. The .LRN Consortium certifies components as .LRN-compliant and coordinates software development.

ILIAS is a powerful web-based learning management system that allows users to create, edit and publish learning and teaching material in an integrated system with their normal web browsers. Popular in Germany for higher ed.

LAMS is a revolutionary new tool for designing, managing and delivering online collaborative learning activities. It provides teachers with a highly intuitive visual authoring environment for creating sequences of learning activities.

Interact is an online learning and collaboration platform developed by the Christchurch College of Education, New Zealand. It is an open source learning management system designed to make it easy for students and lecturers to interact online.

Moodle is a PHP based course management system â€" a software package designed to help educators create quality online courses. One of the main features of Moodle is a strong grounding in social constructionist pedagogy.

Learning Circuits is the ASTD website to promote and aid the use of e-learning, creating a body of knowledge about how to use technology efficiently and effectively for learning. It deals with both open source and proprietary LMS's.

MyClassroom is a learning space where educators and students come together in personalized online classrooms. MyClassroom features customized learning modules and scheduling, communication, and assessment tools.

The Sakai Project is a community source software development effort to design, build and deploy a new Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE) for higher education. Sakai provides an application framework and associated tools.

WCET EduTools provides independent reviews, comparisons, and consulting services to assist decision-making in the e-learning community. The site allows you to compare features of open source and non-free course management systems side by side.

VUE is a visual environment for structuring, presenting, and sharing digital information. Using VUE's concept mapping interface, faculty and students design semantic networks of digital resources drawn from a variety of sources.