Freeing the LMS

Inside Higher Education

Pearson’s new platform, called OpenClass, is only in beta phase; the company does not expect to take over the LMS market overnight. But by moving to turn the learning management platform into a free commodity — like campus e-mail has become for many institutions — Pearson is striking at the foundation of an industry that currently bills colleges for hundreds of millions per year.

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/10/13/pearson_announces_free_learning_management_system#ixzz1j65jc5Rg