Instructure Canvas Alternatives

Moodle

Moodle is an open source Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It has become very popular among educators around the world as a tool for creating online dynamic web sites for their students. To work, it needs to be installed on a web server somewhere, either on one of your own computers or one at a web hosting company.

Features:

• Education
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• PHP IDE

Fedena

Fedena is an award winning, multipurpose school and campus management software which is used by thousands of educational institutions worldwide for all administration, management and learning related activities. Use it to manage students, teachers, employees, courses and all the system and process related to running your institute efficiently. It offers schools and colleges a single platform from which to manage all the processes of an institution.

Courselle

Courselle is a cloud learning management system with a built-in course authoring tool that helps you to quickly build professional-looking e-learning with multimedia lessons, tests, expert-graded and peer-graded assignments, surveys and other learning activities.

Features:

• Education
• Real time collaboration

Chamilo

Chamilo is an open-source (under GNU/GPL licensing) e-learning and content management system, aimed at improving access to education and knowledge globally. It is backed up by the Chamilo Association, which has goals including the promotion of the software, the maintenance of a clear communication channel and the building of a network of services providers and software contributors.

Features:

• Audio Recording
• Forum Integration
• Group collaboration
• Live Chat
• Open Badges
• Quizzes
• Video Conferencing
• Administrative Reporting
• Education
• PHP IDE
• Single Sign-On

Edmodo LMS

Edmodo gives teachers the tools to share engaging lessons, keep parents updated, and build a vibrant classroom community. TOOLS THAT TEACHERS NEED A home stream for following and discovering resources from teachers across the globe. All your classes and assignments organized in one place. Send messages directly to students and parents. Discover content that empowers your students and encourages mindfulness.

Features:

• Education
• Real time collaboration
• Team Collaboration

iSpring Learn

iSpring Learn is a powerful combination of a cloud-based learning management system and a versatile PowerPoint-based authoring toolkit. The interface is straightforward and intuitive so it is easy to start your corporate training just in one day. Upload existing content, invite learners, and keep track of their results.

Features:

• Built-in editor
• Corporate training
• Customizable branding
• Employee onboarding
• Onboarding
• REST API
• SOAP API
• Zoom integration
• Cloud based
• Education
• Gamification
• Portable
• Single Sign-On
• Unlimited storage space

Open Elms

Open Elms is an open source total e-learning solution which includes an e-learning Learning Management System (e-LMS) and Content Management System (e-CMS) for rapid application development. Open Elms is open source so it is an entirely free e-learning system.

OLAT

OLAT (Online Learning And Training) offers a flexible online course system along with extensive features to guarantee learning and teaching independent of time and place. It has been created especially for public institutions such as universities, academies or colleges, but it is also suitable for other businesses. OLAT is a mature Learning Management System (LMS) with a nearly twenty-year track record. It has been developed since 1999 at University of Zurich (UZH).

Wyzed LMS

Wyzed® is a platform designed to simplify employee training. Built for efficiency, business owners can easily deliver online training such as staff inductions, pre-hire questionaries, OH & S, and role specific training. All learning activity is automatically recorded making policy compliance simple for businesses. Businesses are provided with a branded, fully-hosted learning platform using a custom domain.

Features:

• Employee Engagement
• Employee training
• Online Training

TutnIQ.com

TutnIQ is a place to learn new things and share your knowledge with others. Build tutorials, FAQ’s and glossaries. Embed content from your favorite sites. Create quizzes. We use Markdown for text formatting, enhanced with a number of Wordpress-style shortcodes.

Features:

• Education
• Quiz
• Quiz maker