Looking for a solution for training videos/courses (+ big list of LMS software)
from philanthropicoctopus@thelemmy.club to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 26 Jul 23:59
https://thelemmy.club/post/53333675

Hi everyone

I’m looking for a software that can do courses, basically a self hosted udemy type thing.

I’ve looked into just using jellyfin for this and it kind of works but not well. Granted its not what the software was designed for.

It seems what i need is an LMS. But I wanted to ask here to see

I probably have about 25 courses of various topics but in all likely hood its just going to be me and a few of my friends using it.

As far as deployment goes, I only really know docker compose for this

 I’ve look at these but keen to hear from anyone if they have used one and how it went

Selfhosted Course Media server

Canvas - github.com/instructure/canvas-lms Gibbon - github.com/GibbonEdu/core ILIAS - github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS INGInious - github.com/INGInious/INGInious Learnhouse - github.com/learnhouse/learnhouse MediaCMS - github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms OpenOLAT - github.com/OpenOlat/OpenOlat Openclass - github.com/gunet/openeclass Tutor - github.com/overhangio/tutor classroomio - github.com/classroomio/classroomio courselit - github.com/codelitdev/courselit forma - www.formalms.org relate - github.com/inducer/relate

 

No longer maintained

eLMS - github.com/elmsln/elmsln offlineU - github.com/WhiskeyCoder/OfflineU techblitz - github.com/techblitzdev/techblitz/

 

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moonpiedumplings@programming.dev on 27 Jul 00:37 next collapse

There is also moodle.

Canvas and moodle are really popular in schools and universities.

lavember@programming.dev on 27 Jul 00:59 collapse

I was forced to endure it for some time in the past. Would not wish it for my worst enemy to use Moodle

otter@lemmy.ca on 27 Jul 01:54 next collapse

User experience wise, Canvas > Moodle easily

I didn’t know Canvas was open source, that’s cool

moonpiedumplings@programming.dev on 27 Jul 05:04 collapse

What made moodle frustrating?

I have also heard the opposite take, that canvas sucks and moodle is great.

Did you use it as a student/user, or as an administrator?

deczzz@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 27 Jul 08:28 next collapse

Educator here. The text editor is awful. E.g. the font size in the paragraph font style selection isn’t consistent. Type text without changing font size -> c/p text from other source, select ‘normal’ paragraph style to match the initial style of my typed text -> font size differs. So the font size used as standard isn’t the same as the normal paragraph style. Also moving content on a course is slow and drag/drop only. Often you have to drag an item to the top of the, only to drop in something in between, scroll up/down in the browser, repeat.

lavember@programming.dev on 27 Jul 18:02 collapse

As a student, it was extremely annoying to browse through subjects and find what I needed to do. Really had a bad time with their UX.

curbstickle@anarchist.nexus on 27 Jul 01:14 next collapse

I haven’t used any of them, but your formatting is displaying all goofy:

<img alt="" src="https://anarchaos.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/posts/Wk/wB/WkwBQMBdRFpA17Z.jpg">

So I’m just going to make that easier to read:

slazer2au@lemmy.world on 27 Jul 08:00 collapse

A double space will also make a new line to clean up OPs post.
But thanks for cleaning it up mate.

curbstickle@anarchist.nexus on 27 Jul 11:51 collapse

yeah I just like bullets :)

slazer2au@lemmy.world on 27 Jul 12:03 collapse

pew pew

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip on 27 Jul 01:52 next collapse

Bigbluebutton

finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 27 Jul 01:54 next collapse

Wow, never knew that canvas was open source and self-hostable. My high school and undergrad both used canvas

s38b35M5@lemmy.world on 27 Jul 15:56 collapse

After reading your post body, I realize this isn’t what you’re looking for, but at least for honorable mention reasons:

openlearning.mit.edu/…/mit-opencourseware