Each LMS has its good points and its not so good points. All we have to do is to have an employer who will select an LMS, then not promote it for it considered to be rubbish. Alternatively, we can get an SMS, use it, try to use it as an LMS and that too will suit a very superficial need, but everyone uses it. Which is better, something considered rubbish or something that everyone uses?
Simple fact, we detest being stretched too much. We hate too much choice, we despise being made to do more than is necessary (unless it offers some additional gratification to suit our needs) so it doesn't matter which LMS we use, or even if we use an LMS, which many, many educators do not, or if they do it is a bare minimum to keep their boss off their back.
Arcourse is another proprietary app that will have the same flaws in its pedagogy as the other proprietary apps and they are unlikely to be fixed. It will have some good features, but it will also be too simple in some areas, too complex in others. It might run with minimal intervention, but it will need tech support at different points, which may, or may not be available at that time. The manufacturer of Arcourse wants to make a profit, and is, like every other proprietary company, requiring to make a profit heedless of where the payment is coming from,. They also cut costs by reducing service levels, demanding a premium fee for development, increasing prices and a range of other common business techniques.
How do these things stack up against Moodle?
Simple fact, we detest being stretched too much. We hate too much choice, we despise being made to do more than is necessary (unless it offers some additional gratification to suit our needs) so it doesn't matter which LMS we use, or even if we use an LMS, which many, many educators do not, or if they do it is a bare minimum to keep their boss off their back.
Arcourse is another proprietary app that will have the same flaws in its pedagogy as the other proprietary apps and they are unlikely to be fixed. It will have some good features, but it will also be too simple in some areas, too complex in others. It might run with minimal intervention, but it will need tech support at different points, which may, or may not be available at that time. The manufacturer of Arcourse wants to make a profit, and is, like every other proprietary company, requiring to make a profit heedless of where the payment is coming from,. They also cut costs by reducing service levels, demanding a premium fee for development, increasing prices and a range of other common business techniques.
How do these things stack up against Moodle?