Brandon-hall.com, the independent e-learning consulting firm, has released their new online subscription-based service, “Authoring Tool KnowledgeBase: A Buyer’s Guide to the Best E-Learning Content Development Applications.” This research is the largest e-learning industry study of its kind and is an update and extension of brandon-hall.com’s yearly printed report on authoring tools.
This research studied 89 authoring tools geared toward e-learning, examining assessment capabilities, standards compliance (AICC, SCORM, Section 508), rapid development capabilities, collaboration features, technical guidelines, extensibility and compatibility with other products.
“The course developer’s palette has become more diverse. In addition to industry-standard Web development tools, there are