Collaborative Online eLearning Tool: RapideL

Clive on Learning had this to say about the space:

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 manipulated, and the freedom they allow for authors to work offline. I would have no hesitation for reaching for one of these tools if I was working on a project alone.

Where online tools have the edge is when you’re working collaboratively as a team – writers, graphic designers, subject-experts, a/v specialists, reviewers and so on – and when you are likely to be producing a large number of modules that share assets such as text, images, audio and Flash movies.

Working online, any member of the team can view the current status of a module, add new elements or suggest changes. There’s only ever one current version and this can be exported at any time for deployment on an LMS or on CD-ROM.