My posting One prediction already on target created a bit of a reaction. My prediction was that in 2008 we'd see more online rapid e-learning authoring environments come onto the market and the reason I claimed that this prediction was ... products, Unison from Rapid Intake and RapideL-i . I suppose it was only to be expected that other tools were on the market ... reminded me that an online rapid e-learning authoring environment was an idea that "... would have been revolutionary a ... first called Lobster (for creating learning objects, right), but later Acce-lerator . It was my happy experiences ...

On January 3rd I laid out my e-learning predictions for 2008 . One of these was: "We'll see more online rapid e-learning authoring environments come on the market, perhaps even open source." I was either inspired or lucky (you choose) because since then a beta of RapideL-i was announced and then earlier this week I was treated to a ... some eyebrows. These products will provide further competition for two online rapid e-learning authoring tools which ... , Unison and RapideL-i have different feature sets and very different routes to market, but they join their predecessors ...

I've been taking a look at an early version of RapideL's new online e-learning authoring tool, which they are calling RapideL-i . I've previously experimented with their desktop tool, RapideL Enhance, which works with Microsoft Word to generate Flash-based courses, but this is a big step forward. There's no doubt that desktop tools such as Articulate and Captivate have their advantages, not least in terms of performance, the ease with which large files can be ... . RapideL-i may just shake up the market because of its unusual pricing model: rather than licensing to enterprises, it ...