Joomla offers an LMS with easy-to-use authoring tools that include multi-language support, a collaborative whiteboard and full SCORM certification. Joomla uses a program based on Microsoft Word and PowerPoint that allows users to create course content in programs with which they are familiar. Joomla then converts these materials into web pages for student use.
Moodle is an open-source LMS, which means that it is free and that users can contribute updated and new software features. With Moodle's authoring tools, users can create quizzes, web pages, timelines and other documents based on common Internet formats, such as wikis, forums and databases. Moodle is used for fully online courses as well as hybrid and classroom-only learning.
eLeaP's LMS offers web-based training for business and technical employees and students. All of its tools and finished course products are online, which means that users do not need to download or install software to use the platform. eLeaP's authoring tools include basic word-processing forms that can be transformed into web pages, easy updating and assessment creation, so instructors can make their own quizzes and tests.
The Haiku LMS is designed for K-12 schools. Haiku's authoring tools work much like a blog, in which teachers can post articles, essays, video and audio files for their students, creating multimedia lessons. Users can edit or update materials at any time in real time. Other Haiku tools include forums, wikis and polling, in addition to gradebook and other classroom management features.