Edsby among the top 10 LMSes of 2015-2016

Edsby has been named one of the top 10 next generation learning management systems (LMSes) of 2015-2016 by analyst Craig Weiss of E-Learning 24/7.

Weiss, an e-learning blogger, analyst and consultant whose firm provides services to buyers and suppliers in the e-learning industry, included Edsby in a roundup of top 10 LMSes that he thinks represent where e-learning is headed.

Weiss defines “next generation” as it relates to LMSes as:

UI/UX that “hits all the cylinders” – a modern user experience.
Strong mobile support – Responsive web design is not good enough. Dedicated apps needed.
Broad general feature capability – A feature set beyond simple compliance/regulatory compliance, beyond simple chatting, beyond social “up/down like/dislike,” and beyond simple courses and content as we think of them today.

Top 10 LMSes: Edsby

Edsby—ranked one of the most disruptive systems across all of corporate learning, higher education and K-12 markets—is described by Weiss as “a whole new ball of wax.” Some of his other comments about Edsby:

I like the ability for students to be able to upload their own content (I know it seems like this would be universal – just as you think it would be on the corporate side – but in neither case it is!) and manage it.

Big pluses for me on the NextGen side include ability to send approvals like field trip, etc. electronically including signatures.

I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid losing approval slips were a common event and oh those report cards that the parent had to sign after seeing it – hello, tossing into a bush and claiming it was stolen! With Edsby – that famous trick won’t work anymore.

Craig Weiss of E-Learning 24/7

Weiss was named one of the most influential people in the e-learning world in 2015. He writes the E-Learning 24/7 blog read weekly in 154 countries and territories. His latest report is Top 50 LMSs for 2015. Weiss is working on a book on “everything you need to know about LMSs including administration, pre/post implementation, business processes and more,” to be published in 2016.

Read Weiss’ top 10 next generation learning management systems (LMSes) of 2015-2016 roundup here.

Dallas Kachan

Dallas Kachan is VP of Marketing at Edsby. He has led, worked with or consulted to dozens of technology firms in Silicon Valley and Canada over thirty years. He was the original vice president of sales and marketing for SoftArc, developers of FirstClass, credited as one of the first internet-based LMSes. Dallas was managing director and head of global marketing for the Cleantech Group, the organization that founded the cleantech investment theme, and served on the board of the U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business’ Cleantech Institute. He is the author of the travel and adventure novel, The Starship Diaries.