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The trend towards SaaS could perhaps more accurately be described as the default model now for new offerings. In the LMS market from just short two years ago, the default model was enterprise LMS.

many of the new offerings are not attempting to fully replace the legacy LMS, at least all at once

one of the core functions the educator provides is to structure content into a sequence that learners can follow and have trust in. The bargain they make is this – if I do the course you have constructed then I will come out with a certain understanding of the topic.

I’ve realized that there are major problems with severing assessment from content, content from interaction, and so on. If you don’t believe me, hop on down to your kid’s school on standardized assessment day.

In an embedded model, there is no unbundling. Instead there is “wrapping”.

the online education model needs to create a more accurate way to assess the quality of the dozens of programs in the space