With online learning platforms there are several choices available to the educational institution. The two central categories that these fall into are open source platforms and vendor source solutions for an educational platform. Both of these types of platforms have their advantages and disadvantages as shown below.
Vendor Source: on a positive note these are professionally developed, and with this comes a higher degree of customer support. Also because these are purchased platforms they have simplified start-up procedures, and will have continued support systems. On a negative notes these often cost money both at the start-up and often with continuing licencing fees.
Open Source: on a positive note these are cheaper to start, have more accessibility and versatility, and their development is often driven by the needs of the community that uses it. On a negative note these often lack the technical support, and require dedication of the users to ensure that they are functional.
Both systems have their advantages and disadvantages, and these are essentially related to the simple fact that vendor sources need to be purchased, whereas open sources are free.
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