Blackboard enters the MOOC fray
Learning management system (LMS) giant Blackboard, Inc., announced July 10 that the company would provide a free massive open online course (MOOC) platform for existing customers.
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Cloud-based LMS challenges Blackboard to major security review
A relatively new kid on the learning management system block has jabbed Blackboard Inc. in the chest for three months, daring the commercial LMS behemoth to conduct a…
Amid Blackboard’s purchase of Moodlerooms, fear and loathing set in
The decision had been made, student information had been transferred, and faculty had been trained to use the Moodle learning management system hosted by Moodlerooms. Loyola University-Maryland had…
Blackboard reassures education customers after acquisition
Educational software maker Blackboard is being taken private for $1.64 billion in cash by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners, and a Blackboard official…
Barnes & Noble launches eBook software for students
Barnes & Noble has joined the growing list of companies and organizations giving college students electronic alternatives to their pricey textbooks with the book retailer’s free NOOKstudy software…