It is, of course, possible to create web-based learning courses directly by programming in HTML or Flash but these tools are designed to simplify the process. Tools like Adobe/Macromedia Authorware (now discontinued) and SumTotal ToolBook have been around since before the World Wide Web and have evolved with it.
Many of the tools can be considered general course authoring tools in which you can create web pages, interactivity, tests and assessments, animations, screen simulations, video and audio. Not all of them will do all of these things – there is a range of capabilities. The more complex ones require more expertise and can benefit from programming experience. Some of these are not full fledged authoring tools but PowerPoint or Word to web (usually Flash) conversion tools. Others are specialized to produce software simulations. Others like Questionmark Perception are specialized for producing tests and assessments.
Course authoring tools are often incorporated into LCMSs and not available separately. These frequently enable collaborative authoring. Some authoring tools are add-ons to LMSs and others are independent products. The independent ones often include or offer a simple LMS to track the courses created with their tools.
I have also attempted to categorize some of these tools as follows:
· General course authoring tools
· Rapid eLearning/Conversion tools
· Screen capture tools for building software simulations
· More sophisticated simulation tools
1. 4system WBTExpress 6.0 (4system Polska Sp. z o. o.) http://www.4system.com The company is based in Poland and Germany. WBTExpress 6.0 comes in several versions including WBTExpress PRO and a free downloadable version.
2. Accordent Capture Station (Accordent Technologies) http://www.accordent.com A conversion tool.
3. AcroServices AcroTrain e-Learning System (AcroServices) http://www.acroservices.com A conversion tool.
4. Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional Presenter (Adobe) http://www.adobe.com Formerly Macromedia Breeze Presenter, it is a PowerPoint converter designed to work specifically with Acrobat Connect Professional (see Virtual Classrooms). Adobe obtained this and the following products as a result of its purchase of Macromedia in 2005.
5. Adobe Authorware (Adobe) http://www.adobe.com. One of the original course authoring systems along with ToolBook (SumTotal Systems). In Aug. 2007, Adobe announced that it was discontinuing support for Authorware.
6. Adobe Captivate (Adobe) http://www.adobe.com (formerly RoboDemo) – a screen application capture tool.
7. Adobe Contribute (Adobe) http://www.adobe.com For website and blog development.
8. Adobe Director (Adobe) http://www.adobe.com For development of games and multimedia applications
9. Adobe Dreamweaver (Adobe) http://www.adobe.com A widely used website creation tool which can be used for course authoring as well particularly with the CourseBuilder extension.
10. Adobe Flash (Adobe) http://www.adobe.com. The almost universal animation/video plug-in which can be used for course authoring in the hands of a skilled programmer.
11. Adobe RoboHelp (Adobe) http://www.adobe.com for building help systems
12. Agile.Net The Thinking Cap Studio (Agile.Net Inc.) http://www.thinkingcap.info With a “Collection Library” database backup. Based in Toronto.
13. Akuter Author (Akuter) http://www.akuter.com. Based in Vancouver.
14. Allen Communication Quest Authoring System (Allen Communication) http://www.allencomm.com/ Also offer Designer’s Edge for instructional design processes. As of June, 2008, their website says, “Over our long history, we've helped those in the business of training with a number of products and services. Part of that history includes a number of legacy software products. While we now focus solely on developing internal software and technology that helps us deliver the optimal training at the best price and timing, we no longer develop software products for sale on the market.” The legacy software products that they refer to are Quest, Designer’s Edge and Manager’s Edge.
15. Altova XMLSpy (Altova) http://www.altova.com A general XML development tool which can be used for authoring eLearning course
16. APIXEL Metamorphosis (Apixel) http://www.apixel.com A Microsoft Word and PowerPoint conversion tool. Based in Australia.
17. Apple iLife (Apple Inc.) http://www.apple.com/ilife/. iLife is a suite of applications that can be used to create digital content, such as pictures, movies, music, and web pages. Some use it to create eLearning. It is available only for Mac OSX for now.
18. Aptek eLearning Builder (http://www.aptek.com.ar Based in Argentina. Website is in Spanish. Also offer Simulation Builder.
19. ARK Tutor ARK Editor (Ark Tutor) http://www.arktutor.com/ Included with LMS.
20. Articulate Presenter (Articulate) http://www.articulate.com A popular PowerPoint conversion tool. Also offer Articulate Engage and Articulate Rapid e-Learning Studio and Articulate Quizmaker – a test and assessment tool.
21. ASKnLearn EduOne (ASKnLearn.com) http://www.asknlearn.com Singapore based test and assessment tool.
22. Assima Wizard Training Suite (Assima Plc) http://www.assima.net A simulation development tool using “software cloning”. Also offer an LCMS and localization services. Based in UK.
23. Atlantic Link Content Point and Capture Point (Atlantic Link Limited) http://www.atlantic-link.co.uk/index.htm UK based. Capture Point is a screen capture tool.
24. Atrixware Test Pro Developer 8 (Atrixware, LLC) http://www.atrixware.com/web8/home.php A test and assessment tool.
25. Aunwesha LearnITy Enterprise Suite LMS/LCMS (Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies Private Limited) http://www.aunwesha.com, A suite of tools. Based in India.
26. authorGEN authorPOINT (authorGEN Technologies) http://www.authorgen.com A PowerPoint conversion tool.
27. Avilar WebMentor Author (Avilar Technologies Inc.) http://www.avilar.com/products/author.html. Free!
28. balesio TurboDemo (balesio/TurboDemo formerly Bernard
D&G) http://www.turbodemo.com/eng/index.htm
and http://www.balesio.com/.
Also offer ALLCapture for screen capture and PPTminimizer for PowerPoint
conversion. Based in Switzerland.
29. Beeline CourseBuilder (Beeline, a business unit of MPS Group, Inc.) https://www.beeline.com Formerly Integrated Performance Systems iPerform. Beeline purchased Integrated Performance Systems in September, 2006.
30. BPTech Intiva (Business Performance Technology (BPTech), LLC) http://www.bp-tech.com. BPTech has changed its model for marketing Intiva. Henceforth it will only be sold as a custom installation enabling customers the opportunity to receive custom interactions integrated with their specific authoring tools.
31. Brainshark Communications Platform (Brainshark Inc.) http://www.brainshark.com
32. Brainvisa RapideL (BrainvisaTechnologies Pvt. Ltd.) http://www.rapidel.com or http://www.brainvisa.com. Rapid development from MS Word. Development center in India with offices worldwide.
33. BRIDGE People and Technology CourseWare (BRIDGE People and Technology, South Africa) http://www.bridge-pt.com/
34. Catavo CourseAvenue® Suite (Catavo, Inc.) http://www.courseavenue.com
35. Central Question Ltd. Question Writer (Central Question Ltd.) http://www.questionwriter.com. A quiz creation program. Based in UK.
36. CERTPOINT Content Creation (Certpoint Systems) http://www.certpointsystems.com/ Product includes Learning Management, Learning Content Management, Content Creation, a web portal and other tools. Formerly called VuePoint http://www.vuepoint.com
37. Cisco Learning Institute CLI Virtuoso Authoring System (Cisco Learning Institute) http://www.ciscolearning.org
38. Clarity LiMe (Clarity.ca Inc.) http://www.clarity.ca “…a complete e-learning infrastructure for creating, managing, tracking, delivering, and assessing enterprise-wide e-learning, whether in the classroom or online.” Based in Calgary, Alberta.
39. Cloverworx eZioskills & eZiotest (Cloverworx) http://www.cloverworxs.com/
40. Comartis i-qbox Human Performance Suite (Comartis Ltd.) http://www.comartis.com. Based in Switzerland. I-qbox is described as a tool for online E-Testing/Assessments with student management and extensive statistics and analysis. They also offer i-webbox Content Management System – a general website CMS.
41. Composica Enterprise (Composica) http://www.composica.com/
42. CourseAvenue Studio (CourseAvenue Inc.) http://www.courseavenue.com/studio.aspx. They also offer CourseAvenue Deliver (a lightweight platform for managing online training and CourseAvenue Analyze for reporting.
43. CourseGenie (CourseGenie LLC) http://www.coursegenie.com A Word to web conversion tool
44. CopyCat Studio Professional (Copycat Software Limited) http://www.copycatsoftware.com/products/products_pro.htm
45. CPS Labs FlashSpring (CPS Labs, Russia) http://www.flashspring.com/ - a PowerPoint to Flash converter
46. datango Knowledge Suite (datango AG, Berlin) http://www.datango.com/ Application simulation and on-line help development.
47. DELFI LERSUS EasyContent (DELFI Software) http://www.lersus.de/content/enu/product-n-solutions/authoring-system/ Based in Germany but product available in English. Appears to focus on the education market.
48. Digital Learning Management Corporation Virtual University Appliance (VU) (Digital Learning Management Corporation) http://www.dlmcweb.com/ A complete eLearning portal including LMS, content management, course authoring, video streaming and evaluation. Also see http://www.vusonline.com/ - a turn-key system complete with hardware. Focus on both educational institutions and corporations.
49. Distance Learning ScribeStudio (Distance Learning, Inc) http://www.scribestudio.com/ Includes learning management, web conferencing, etc.
50. e-learning WMB Open Elms Creator (e-learning WMB) http://www.e-learningwmb.co.uk. A content management system supplied with Open Elms open source LMS
51. e2train Kallidus Author (e2train Limited) http://www.e2train.com Also offer Kallidus Simulate.
52. Eclipsys Sunrise e-Learning EasyAuthor (Eclipsys Corporation) http://www.eclipsys.com/Solutions/Elearning.asp Focuses on the health care industry.
53. Edu-Performance TACTIC! (Edu-Performance Canada) http://www.eduperformance.com/english/t6essai.html
54. Edvantage CourseBuilder (Edvantage group) http://www.edvantagegroup.com. Based in Norway.
55. EEDO ForceTen (EEDO Knowledgeware) http://www.eedo.com Authoring is part of the LCMS. In July, 2008, EEDO merged with OutStart and now operates under the latter name.
56. ElearningForce Word Force (ElearningForce) http://www.elearningforce.biz/. A conversion tool for Word. They also offer PowerPointForce and QuizForce.
57. Element K KnowledgeHub Authoring Services (Element K/NIIT) http://www.elementk.com
58. ePath Learning Buildkit (ePath Learning Inc.) http://www.epathlearning.com/tools/authoring.html
59. Epistema Epistudio (Epistema, France) http://www.epistema.com. A PowerPoint conversion tool. Also offer Easyquizz Pro for tests and assessments. Also offer an online LMS called Epilearn LMS 2006.
60. EssentialSkillz O-LAS (EssentialSkillz, UK) http://www.essentialskillz.com/ A health and safety compliance management system which combines the functionality of an LMS, a Risk Assessment System, a Content Development Tool and an Online Testing Tool. They also offer health and safety courses.
61. Etech Group QT Assessment (Etech Group) http://www.etechgroup.com.au/. Based in Australia. A tool for developing tests, questions and assessments.
62. Excel-soft SARAS Assessment Management System (Excel-soft Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) http://www.excelindia.com/ Based in India. A test and assessment tool.
63. Experience Builder (Experience Builders LLC) http://www.experiencebuilders.com A role-playing simulation builder.
64. ExpressTrain Transformation Suite (Princeton Center for Education Services, Inc.) http://www.expresstrain-ts.com/ ExpressTrain works within Microsoft Office to automatically generate and update knowledge products -- from training solutions to performance support materials to verification documentation. It captures content in a single source for reusability.
65. Extempo Authoring Toolkit (Extempo Systems Inc.) http://www.extempo.com/ Tool for building characters (avatars) for eLearning.
66. FlashDemo FlashPoint (FlashDemo, Inc.) http://www.flashdemo.net – A PowerPoint converter
67. FlexAuthoring E-Learning Content Builder (FlexTraining (National Training Systems) http://www.flextraining.com/
68. Flying Fish CareerMap 2 (Flying Fish Creative Services Inc.) http://www.flying-fish.net/
69. Flypaper Studio Flypaper (Flypaper Studio) http://www.flypaper.com
70. Fridaynoon TrainerStudio (Fridaynoon, LLC) http://www.trainerstudio.com Primarily an authoring platform also includes a light LMS for tracking and reporting.
71. Gemini GeMS SWIFT Author (Gemini Performance Solutions) http://www.gemini.com. The authoring part of the SWIFT product. Based in Calgary, Alberta.
72. Generation 21 Enterprise Knowledge Assembler (Generation21 Learning Systems) http://www.gen21.com
73. Global Vision Technologies OmniTrackPlus (Global Vision Technologies) http://www.omnitrackplus.com Includes rapid authoring, test and survey tools.
74. Half-Baked Software Hot Potatoes (Half-Baked Software Inc./University of Victoria, BC) http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ Based in Victoria, BC. Good for tests and assessments. Also offer Quandary for creating web-based action mazes - a kind of interactive case-study
75. Harbinger Elicitus Content Publisher (Harbinger Knowledge Products) http://www.elicitus.com/ Also offer Elicitus SlideConverter for PowerPoint conversion and Raptivity to add interaction to e-learning. http://www.raptivity.com/
76. Hot Lava Software LMA (Hot Lava Software, Inc.) http://www.hotlavasoftware.com/ A tool for developing mobile training. They also offer MDTS for delivery and tracking of mobile training.
77. HunterStone THESIS e-Learning System (HunterStone) www.hunterstone.com - a set of tools that transform Microsoft Office files into learning objects
78. Hurix E-Book (Hurix Systems) http://www.hurix.com/HurixTechnologies/product.html Also offer Red inQ – a test and assessment tool.
79. IBS/Learnware HyperMethod eAuthor CBT (IBS - http://www.ibs-company.com/, Learnware Company Limited - http://www.learnware.ru/). IBS is a large Russian IT company which purchased Learnware in March, 2008. The Learnware website is mostly in Russian. They also offer a distance learning system called eLearning Server, a module for building assessments called Assessment Tools and an LCMS called eLearning CMS. They appear to cater to the Russian education market.
80. i-Concept InternetWorks Studywiser (i-Concept InternetWorks BV, Netherlands) http://www.studywiser.com Includes content management capability.
81. idea Learning AnEngineer, UEngineer, dbEngineer, MenuEngineer (IDEA E-Learning Solutions) http://www.ideaelearning.com/international/sayfalar/index.asp, Based in Istanbul. Also offer an LMS, an LCMS and a Measurement and Evaluation System. Website is mostly in Turkish.
82. imc LECTURNITY (imc AG) http://www.im-c.de/lecturnity/english/index.htm German but site and presumably software are available in English.
83. Imaira Sculptoris Voices Studio (Imaira Digital Media) http://www.sculptoris.com/ Character (avatar) creation. They also provide some other products - Simple Learning Creator (free), SCORM Assessment Creation Tool Online (free) and Simple SCORM Packager.
84. iMediaLearn iMediaCONVERT (iMediaLearn, a division of iMediasoft, formerly Netron) http://www.imedialearn.com/imediaconvert/ - a PowerPoint to Flash converter. Also offer iMediaQUIZ for generating Flash tests.
85. Impatica for PowerPoint (Impatica Inc.) http://www.impatica.com A conversion tool (not Flash). Also offer Impatica OnCue. Ottawa, Canada
86. InfoLogix ELCAP e-Learning Content Authoring and Production (InfoLogix, Inc.) http://www.infologixsys.com/
87. InformaStream Author (Informa Systems, Inc) http://www.informasystems.com A hosted solution that includes an LMS.
88. Information Transfer Seminar Author (Information Transfer LLP, UK) http://www.informationtransfer.com or http://www.seminar.co.uk/
89. InfoSource How To Master Content Authoring Tool (CAT) (InfoSource, Inc.) http://howtomaster.com
90. Ingenious Group Testcraft (Ingenious Group LLC) http://www.testcraft.com/ A test and assessment tool
91. Inmarkets CC2 (Inmarkets International) http://www.inmarkets.com
92. Instancy Web Content Authoring (Instancy, Inc.) http://www.instancy.com Provide a full suite of tools including LMS, LCMS, knowledge management, communities, and integration of Web 2.0 tools.
93. INTEC NAuthor (INTEC Consulting GmbH) http://www.intecllc.com/ Based in Germany but English available
94. Intelladon Unison (Intelladon) http://intelladon.com. Based on the Rapid Intake eLearning Development Platform. They also offer Articulate.
95. Intrafinity SitePublish (Intrafinity Inc.) http://www.intrafinity.com
96. Intralearn XE, etc. (Intralearn) http://www.intralearn.com
97. Intuition Publisher (Intuition) http://www.intuition.com
98. ISM eCompany EasyGenerator Suite (ISM eCompany) http://www.ism.nl Netherlands. Web site is mostly in Dutch.
99. ITMax Penda Office (ITMax Pte Ltd, Singapore) http://www.itmax21.com/ A multimedia production tool.
100. ITROM Live Blackboard (ITROM Europe HB, Sweden) http://www.liveblackboard.com/
101. Kaleidoscope Encompass E-Learning Toolkit (Kaleidoscope Learning) http://www.kaleidolearning.com
102. Kaplan STT Trainer (Kaplan IT Learning) http://www.stt-global.com/trainer_overview.asp Emphasis on software simulation. From South Africa.
103. KESDEE Course Builder Tool (KESDEE Inc.) http://www.kesdee.com They also offer Online Tutorial Engine
104. Knowledge Direct-to-WEB (Digitec, Inc.) http://www.knowledgedirectweb.com PowerPoint conversion plus add games, test questions and audio.
105. Knowledge Dynamics KD SimStudio and KDCalc (Knowledge Dynamics, Inc.) http://www.KnowledgeDynamics.com, http://www.KDCalc.com, http://www.KDSimStudio.com
106. Knowledge Quest Expert Author (Knowledge Quest) http://www.knowledgequest.com/
107. KnowledgeXtensions Omnibus Learning Authoring (KnowledgeXtensions Inc.) http://www.knowledgextensions.com/ Omnibus Learning™ is a complete on-line learning package including authoring and an LMS for smaller businesses and organizations.
108. Knowtions Coachware Web Client/Knowledge Designer/Information Layering (Knowtions, Inc.) http://www.knowtions.com
109. Kookaburra KnowledgePresenter (Kookaburra Studios Pty Ltd) http://www.knowledgepresenter.com/ Australian. Has evolved from a PowerPoint converter into a full-fledged authoring tool.
110. LAMS (Learning Activity Management System) (LAMS International, Australia) http://www.lamsinternational.com
111. LeanForward LearnPoint (LeanForward Inc.) http://www.leanforward.com
112. Learn.com CourseMaker® Studio Authoring Suite (Learn.com) http://www.learn.com
113. Learning.net TrellisAuthor (Learning.net) http://www.learning.net/. An authoring system which is part of the LCMS. Also offer TrellisManage – an LMS.
114. LearningGuide Manager (LearningGuide Solutions BV, UK and Netherlands) http://www.learningguide.co.uk/
115. Linden Research Second Life (Linden Research, Inc.) http://secondlife.com A complete 3D learning platform.
116. link-lab hylOs Author (link-lab) http://www.link-lab.net
117. Maxit DazzlerMax (Maxit Corp.) http://www.dazzlersoft.com or http://www.maxit.com Also offer Visual Course Builder (VCB)
118. McKinnon-Mulherin Banshee (McKinnon-Mulherin Inc.) http://www.mckinnon-mulherin.com
119. Microsoft Silverlight (Microsoft, Inc) http://silverlight.net. This is a plug-in that Microsoft is promoting as an alternative to Adobe Flash.
120. Microsoft Producer for PowerPoint 2003 (Microsoft, Inc.) http://www.microsoft.com A free downloaded plug in for PowerPoint to capture and synchronize audio, video, slides, and images, then preview and publish a rich media presentation virtually anywhere for viewing in a Web browser.
121. Mindflash (Mindflash Technologies Inc.) http://www.mindflash.com A collaborative authoring tool for e-learning with a portal for delivery.
122. MindIQ Design-a-Course (MindIQ Corporation) http://www.mindiq.com
123. MindonSite MOS SOLO R1 (Mindonsite - Integral Coaching SA) http://www.mindonsite.com Swiss site but available in several languages.
124. Mohive Enterprise e-Learning Publishing System (eLPS) (Mohive) http://www.mohive.com/ A collaborative course design tool.
125. mySmartSimulations Worldwide Interactive Learning Designer (WILD) (mySmart Simulations) http://www.ms2wild.com. A simulation tool.
126. Mzinga Authoring Suite (Mzinga) http://www.mzinga.com/. This includes Mzinga Publisher, Firefly Simulation Developer and collaborative authoring. In Nov. 2007 Knowledge Planet merged with Shared Insights and became Mzinga.
127. NetExam VirtualLab (MediaDefined, Inc.) http://www.netexam.com A software simulation tool which will work with Microsoft Live Meeting.
128. NetPlay Instant Demo (NetPlay Software) http://www.instant-demo.com/ A screen recorder.
129. NexLearn SimWriter (NexLearn, LLC) http://www.nexlearn.com Social simulation creator.
130. Norpath Elements Studio 3 for Windows and Mac OS X (Norpath Inc.) http://www.norpath.com/ Richmond Hill, Ontario.
131. NYCircuits Screenbook Maker (NYCircuits Inc) http://www.nycircuits.com/ or http://www.screenbooks.net/. A tool for creating visual tutorials for computer training
132. OnDemand Personal Navigator (OnDemand Software, a division of Global Knowledge) http://www.ondemandgk.com/. For new systems training. Also offer Presenter (a PowerPoint Converter) and CustomDoc.
133. OnPoint Digital Course Manager (OnPoint Digital Inc.) http://www.onpointdigital.com
134. Open Office (open source) http://www.openoffice.org. Not generally considered an e-learning tool, it is an open source office suite which converts PowerPoint to Flash and MS Word documents to pdf. And it’s free!
135. Open Training DesignerLearnPackager/LearnLab/Learngate Testmaker (Open Training) http://www.opentraining.com Sweden.
136. OPTX ScreenWatch Producer (OPTX International) http://www.screenwatch.com/ Software for recording lectures.
137. OutStart GmbH LearnCube 2007 (OutStart GmbH) http://www.outstart.de. A storyboard tool. Based in Germany (a separate company from the OutStart below.
138. OutStart Trainer (Outstart) http://www.outstart.com formerly Trainersoft. Also offer Outstart Softsim – a simulation tool. In July, 2008, OutStart merged with EEDO and will operate under the OutStart name.
139. PCS LabMentors (PCS Edventures!.com Inc.) http://www.labmentors.com/ provides guided on-line labs for web-based training.
140. Pedagogue Assessment Management System (Pedagogue Solutions) http://www.pedagogue.com Test and assessment tool. Focus on pharmaceutical industry.
141. Percepsys SNAP! STUDIO (Percepsys Inc.) http://www.percepsys.com Based in Toronto. An authoring tool with a database back-up. Also offer SIMSTUDIO for simulations.
142. Phasient SimBuilder (Phasient Learning Technologies) http://www.phasient.com/simcast.html In spite of the name, not really a simulation tool. More of a general course authoring system.
143. Plateau Virtual Learning System (VLS) (Plateau Systems) http://www.plateau.com/
144. Platte Canyon Training Studio (Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation) http://www.plattecanyon.com/ and http://www.trainingstudio.net Also Exam Engine - a test and assessment tool, VBTrain.Net and ToolBook Translation System for users of SumTotal ToolBook.
145. podia On-Demand (podia Ltd.) http://podia.net
146. PointeCast Publisher Professional (PointeCast) http://www.pointecast.com A PowerPoint to Flash converter which can add audio, quizzes, etc. PointeCast also offers PointeCast ePresentor (a distribution and tracking tool for Flash presentations) and PointeCast Portal (a hosted LMS solution).
147. PowerMediaTools PowerPPT2Swf (PowerMediaTools) http://www.powermediatools.com/ - a PowerPoint converter
148. PresentationPro PowerCONVERTER and OnlinePRESENTER (PresentationPro Inc.) http://www.presentationpro.com/ PowerPoint plug-ins
149. Princeton ExpressTrain Transformation Suite (ExpressTrain-TS). (Princeton Center for Education Services Inc.) http://www.princetoncenter.com A tool for creating workflows and processes using Word templates. It has existed since 1985.
150. Pro-ductivity Systems AUTHORPRO (Pro-ductivity Systems) http://www.pro-ductivity.com/
151. Proton Media ProtoSphere (ProtonMedia, LLC) http://www.protonmedia.com/ - 3D Simulation environment.
152. Qarbon ViewletBuilder (Qarbon.com Inc.) http://www.qarbon.com/ Also offer ViewletAce – a test and assessment tool and ViewletCam – a screen recorder for software simulations.
153. QMIND (QMind, Inc.) http://www.qmind.com Not quite an authoring system, not quite a content management system, QMIND is an "eLearning design collaboration platform."
154. Q-MultiMedia Q-View Creator (Q-MultiMedia) http://www.q-multimedia.com Also offer LMS.
155. Qube Learning System (Qube Learning) http://www.qube.com. A customizable sales chain learning platform than includes several elements including QLibrary, QGames, QBooks, AQumulator, The Challenge Arena, The Learner Analytics Dashboard and QLibris
156. Questionmark Perception (Questionmark) http://www.questionmark.com State of the art assessment software
157. Rapid Intake Flashform Rapid eLearning Studio (Rapid Intake) http://www.rapidintake.com/ - Also Flash Companion for conversion
158. Rapid Intake Unison (Rapid Intake) http://www.rapidintake.com/ a collaborative, web-based rapid elearning development platform.
159. ReadyGo Web Course Builder (ReadyGo Inc.) http://www.readygo.com
160. RealTimeTech MAXMEDIA (RealTimeTech, Inc.) http://www.realtimetech.co.kr/ Based in Korea but product available in English.
161. Red Tray ALTO RapidBuilder (Red Tray Limited) http://www.redtray.co.uk/rapid_elearning.htm Powerpoint converter
162. Resource Engineering Power Book Builder (Resource Engineering) http://www.toolbookdeveloper.com. Converts PowerPoint into ToolBook.
163. Respondus StudyMate (Respondus Inc.) http://www.respondus.com/ Also offer Respondus 3.5 - a test and assessment tool.
164. Reusable Objects CONSTRUCT Author (Reusable Objects) http://www.reusableobjects.com (South Africa) Also CONSTRUCT Roleplaying Engine.
165. RightCourseTM 2.0 Training Creation Software (Right Reason Technologies) http://www.rightreasontech.com/index.php
166. Right Seat Vox Proxy (Right Seat Software Inc.) http://www.voxproxy.com Creates 3D animated characters for PowerPoint.
167. Robot-Hosting/Tenetro Intelligent Avatars (Robot-Hosting/Tenetro) http://robot-hosting.com/.
168. RWD u360 Author (RWD Technologies) http://www.rwd.com/products/learningmanagementtechnology/u360authoring/
169. Saba Publisher (Saba) http://www.saba.com – Part of the Saba LCMS. Similar to Trivantis Lectora Publisher.
170. Sana EasyGenerator (Sana Software (part of ISM eCompany)). http://www.sana-software.com
171. SAP Authoring Environment (SAP) http://www.sap.com/services/education/e-learning/index.epx Part of the SAP Learning Solution.
172. Seminar5 Seminar Author (Seminar5 Elearning Software Solutions, UK) http://www.seminar5.net/. See Information Transfer.
173. Serious Magic Ovation (Serious Magic) http://www.seriousmagic.com/ - A PowerPoint conversion tool. Also offer Vlog it! And Visual Communicator. Acquired by Adobe in October 2006.
174. Siebel SimBuilder (Siebel Systems Inc.) http://www.siebel.com A software simulation tool. The status of this product may be in doubt now that Siebel has been purchased by Oracle. The above website is redirected to http://www.oracle.com/siebel/. The product does appear on a price list on the general Oracle site.
175. Simulis Course Studio (Simulis, LLC) http://www.simulis.com
176. SkillSoft Course Customization Toolkit (SkillSoft) http://www.skillsoft.com/products/custom_content/default.asp Customizes SkillSoft courses.
177. SoftChalk LessonBuilder (SoftChalk) http://www.softchalk.com/
178. Softech UltraLearn UltraMashup Studio (Softech Worldwide LLC) http://www.ultralearn.com a software-as-a-service application for interactive rich-media-mashup based learning.
179. Speechi Pro (Speechi US) http://www.speechi.net/us/ A PowerPoint converter with additional features like audio, quiz and SCORM modules and whiteboard support.
180. Strategic Management SimShop Developer Tool (Strategic Management Group Inc.) http://www.smginc.com/ A simulation tool.
181. Suddenly Smart SmartBuilder Author (Suddenly Smart) http://www.suddenlysmart.com
182. SumTotal ToolBook Instructor (SumTotal Systems) http://www.sumtotalsystems.com Also ToolBook Assistant. There are a number of additional tools for developing ToolBook courses at http://www.toolbookdeveloper.com
183. SWiSHzone Presenter (SWiSHzone.com Ltd) http://www.swishzone.com A PowerPoint to Flash converter.
184. Syberworks Web Author (Syberworks) http://www.syberworks.com/contact.htm
185. TechSmith Camtasia Studio (TechSmith Corporation) http://www.techsmith.com a screen recorder and simulation tool. Also handles PowerPoint, video and audio. They also offer Snagit for static screen capture.
186. TEDS Learning Composer (TEDS Inc.) http://www.teds.com/products/lc.htm Also SimCorder (a simulation tool)
187. Teknical eLearning Objects (Teknical) http://www.teknical.com UK. Also eLearning Questions – a test and assessment tool.
188. TelSim NOAH (Telsim Software, Inc.) http://www.noahx.com. An animated character/avatar.
189. TeraLearn Collaboration and Testing Solution (CTS) (TeraLearn.com Inc.) http://www.teralearn.com/2004/index.html A test and assessment tool. Authoring (including conversion from MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel) available as part of the LCMS.
190. Terra Dotta Edufolio (Terra Dotta) http://www.edufolio.com/
191. TFactor Knowledge Portal 360 Course Builder (TFactor, Inc.) http://www.tfactor.com Also offer Survey Builder and SwiftPresenter (a PowerPoint to Flash converter.
192. The Quality Group OpusWorks (The Quality Group) http://thequalitygroup.net
193. The Training Market Virtual Coach (The Training Market) http://www.thetrainingmarket.com/ Based in New Zealand.
194. time4you IBT Web Authoring (time4you GmbH ) http://www.time4you.de/ibt/main/en/site/time4you/ibt/en/start.cxjsp?pos=authoring Also IBT Content Conversion.
195. TrainCaster (TrainCaster.com) http://www.traincaster.com/ Includes PowerPoint and MS Word conversion and assessment tools.
196. TrainingCampus.com (TrainingCampus.com) http://www.trainingcampus.com/ - A turn-key solution including authoring tools.
197. Trainvision AuthoLearn (TrainVision Ltd.) http://www.trainvision.com
198. Trivantis Lectora Publisher (Trivantis) http://www.trivantis.com They also offer Webtora the Web 2.0 version of Lectora Publisher and CourseMill 5.0 – an LMS for online courses.
199. Tuval Speech-Over (Tuval Software Industries Ltd.) http://www.speechover.com. Add voice over narration.
200. Udutu myUdutu (Udutu) http://www.udutu.com My Udutu offers collaborative authoring on the web. It is an update of KoolTool and LOGIC which were originally developed at Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC. Has a focus on formal education but also marketed for corporate training. Based in Victoria, BC.
201. usim Simulation-Based Training Platform (umind) http://www.umindsoft.com. This product includes Virtual Reality, Learning-by-Doing and Case-Based Reasoning tools. The other product they offer - ulearn Intelligent Learning Platform – includes a unique Artificial Intelligence (AI) Virtual Tutor called Aimy. Based in Montreal.
202. Vcom3D Vcommunicator Studio (Vcom3D Inc.) http://www.vcom3d.com. Animated characters.
203. Vuepoint Learning System (Vuepoint Corp.) http://www.vuepoint.com Product includes Learning Management, Learning Content Management, Content Creation, a web portal and other tools. Now called Certpoint http://www.certpointsystems.com/
204. Warren-Forthought BigEZ Pro (Warren-Forthought, Inc) http://www.mockingbird.com Also offer Mockingbird LMS and Training Radar – an LMS for smaller organizations.
205. WBT TopClass Publisher (WBT Systems) http://www.wbtsystems.com/
206. Webducate Dragster (Webducate, UK) http://www.webducate.net Also offer Accessible Multimedia Player and Pollster.
207. Webex Presentation Studio (Webex Communications) http://www.webex.com A hosted (SaaS) PowerPoint, video, etc. converter
208. WebSoft CourseLab (WebSoft Ltd.) http://www.courselab.com. Based in Russia. Introduced for the international market in 2007.
209. Westcliff SCObuilder (Westcliff Data Services) http://www.westcliffdata.co.uk/. Also offer SCORMxt – a conversion tool for QuarkXPress
210. Wildform WildPresenter Pro (Wildform, Inc.) http://www.wildform.com/ Create Flash presentations and convert PowerPoint to Flash. Also offer QuizCreator.
211. Wimba Create (Wimba) http://www.wimba.com/ An MS Word conversion tool which allows you to add interactive components. Focus on the formal education market. Wimba merged with HorizonLive in 2004 and was known as Horizon Wimba for a short time. Purchased Silicon Chalk in 2005.
212. Wondershare PPT Flash Professional & Quiz Creator (Wondershare Software Co., Ltd.) http://www.sameshow.com A PowerPoint to Flash converter plus quiz builder.
213. Xerceo Infuse (Xerceo, Inc.) http://www.xerceo.com. Also offer Xerceo Learn LMS.
214. XMetal Author DITA Edition (XMetal, JustSystems, Inc.) http://www.xmetal.com Primarily an XML website building tool which has evolved from Hot Metal Pro and may be used for training purposes.
215. X-Pulse LearnCube (X-Pulse E-Learning GmbH) http://www.x-pulse.de/ German – not sure if available in English
216. XStream RapidBuilder (XStream Software Inc.) http://www.xstreamsoftware.com/ Based in Ottawa. Also offer other associated authoring tools including Performance Analyzer, RapidExam and RapidGuide and sofTV.net authoring.
217. Xyleme Studio (Xyleme) http://www.xyleme.com Formerly Novizio.
Many LCMSs and education LMSs (e.g. Blackboard, WebCT, Desire2Learn, Moodle) offer course authoring tools as part of their systems and may not be available separately or listed here.
A list of PowerPoint to Flash conversion tools is available at http://www.masternewmedia.org/2004/04/14/powerpoint_to_flash_conversion_tools.htm
There are, of course, many companies who offer custom course development as a service. This is a listing only of those who offer authoring courseware for sale.