The software market for publishing online courses looks like 160 acre flea market. There are more products to choose from then ever before. So how do you select the best product for your course?
First, you will have to decide your target audience. A large university will need an LMS that can handle a large staff along with the student population. In this situation a tech department will be needed in order to supply the support for all the issues that occur within the system. The cost of these programs will depend on the number of courses and the anticipated student population.
For smaller groups that want to produce professional support, k-12 courses, or sell online courses, I would suggest Brain Honey (brainhoney.com). This is a great system for those that have a difficult time adjusting to complex software. I call it the “myopic no tech syndrome”. There is a free registration that is geared towards teachers that want to blend their courses, and a fee base registration that is set up for large school systems. You will have to decide which one will work for you.
Brain Honey is easy to use, set up and implement for any course that you want to create. I use brain honey for the course I developed for Georgia Department of Education. This course is located on the GDOE website and has a fee for taking the course. After the students register for the course, I go to Brain Honey and add them to the roll, give them the log on information and they are ready to start the course.
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