Stats on LMS satisfaction in organisations of varying size from an elearning Guild survey. Moodle, the open source alternative, scored exceedingly well. Blackboard, as expected hits that average mark with ease. Does being open source and free lend itself to a better satisfaction rating? I don’t think so because there are still elements of cost of ownership and support.
… and this quote is quite accurate: “the people who have to work with the LMS day-to-day give a much lower satisfaction number than the managers and directors”
agree re the quote but we need to go beyond satisfaction to learning impact. You might want to check out the IMS GLC 2007 report–open source and home grown got the top awards.
An interesting quote re tech and learning experience “The important question for education providers is how clear are you on what is distinctive in your approach?” D