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Drupal-Based Opigno LMS Released in Hosted Version

By David Nagel
02/13/14

Swiss developer Connect-i has released a hosted version of its Drupal-based learning management system, Opigno.

Opigno is an open source LMS based on the Drupal codebase. It provides user-level access controls for teachers, administrators an students, along with the ability to create custom roles. It also includes:

Course management tools, including a course catalog with public and private listings;
Course prerequisites;
Course groupings;
Calendar;
WYSIWYG editor;
Quizzes with support for true/false, multiple choice, matching, text and groupings;
A centralized question bank;
Video gallery;
Videoconferencing support;
Forums;
Chat;
Messaging;
Various reporting tools;
LDAP and CAS integration;
Apache Solr integration; and
Support for extensions for adding other features.

Opigno is available now as a hosted service. Additional details can be found at opigno.org. A live demo is also available with access using three different default roles.

About the Author

David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.

He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrnagel/ .

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