News Release
Press Release June 27, 2006
Embanet Responds to Moodle Users Looking for Higher ROI
Toronto, ON, June 27, 2006 – Embanet, the world’s largest and foremost provider of full-service e-learning solutions, has ramped up resources to offer support to the growing number of colleges, universities and career and technical schools now using Moodle software. Moodle is an open source program used by educators to create effective online learning communities.
With over 4.3 million Moodle users on nearly 13,000 hosted sites, according to the latest figures from www.moodle.org, many industry experts are eyeing Moodle’s open-source architecture as the next generation online learning platform for educators around the globe. Moodle is based on open standards that provide institutions with flexibility and choice that may not otherwise be available in a commercial learning platform. Most agree, however, that an open source learning platform supported by an institution on its own is a risky proposition, particularly as it pertains to support and upgrades. The Embanet factor provides the much needed commercial aspect that ensures scalability, reliability, and accountability from Embanet to its Clients using Moodle.
“We have long since recognized Moodle as a tremendously powerful and popular learning platform but our interest in supporting Moodle goes well beyond what is happening in the marketplace,” says Jeffrey E. Feldberg, Embanet Chairman. “Moodle fits right into our philosophy and commitment to our Clients as we strive to always offer a neutral, unbiased recommendation that provides the best solution to meet their needs and maximize ROI.”
The dynamic always at work in higher education is return on investment (ROI), whether the financial outlay is for new faculty, new facilities, new programs or even new technologies. Moodle offers institutions another choice to improve upon their bottom lines with a lower cost of ownership and a higher ROI. Embanet enters the scene to support Moodle with professional resources and expertise and to assist Moodle users with cost effective implementation, integration and execution.
As it has with other leading learning platforms, Embanet has tightly integrated the technology with its proven and effective services, providing consistency and convenience to ensure its Clients achieve high retention and completion rates. Embanet’s significant knowledge and capital investment in Moodle offers institutions scalability, security and results through its Tier 1 Data Center, 24/7/365 monitoring, IT Engineers and its industry’s leading 24/7/365 live technical support for faculty and students.
“Technology and software are the heart of online education, but they are merely tools that should not be the primary concern for institutions that must concentrate on teaching and providing learning,” says Waleuska L. Lazo, CEO of Embanet Corporation. “As with the other eight learning platforms we support, our ability to offer the industry’s only e-Learning Insurance™ enables institutions to have peace of mind knowing that they are protected from the rapidly changing technology while maximizing their retention and completion rates.”
Martin Dougiamas, founder of Moodle, says one of the key benefits to Moodle is that users can customize the program to meet their specific needs. Dougiamas based Moodle on the pedagogical principle that people construct new knowledge as they interact with each other. Moodle, he says, gives educators and students the chance to collaborate in the construction of online learning environments in a way that other leading e-learning platforms are unable to do.
“Moodle does for its users what we do for our clients at Embanet,” says Feldberg. “We have a proven and tested history of listening to the marketplace and responding with quickness and enthusiasm to the needs of our education and knowledge partners. Moodle support adds yet another dimension to Embanet as it offers a total, full service e-learning solution that works where it counts the most – high retention rates and ROI.”
About Embanet Corporation
Embanet is the leading provider of fully hosted and supported e-Learning solutions to educational institutions. Embanet's Tier 1 Data Center, 24/7/365 LIVE technical support and course development help achieve high online retention and completion rates. Embanet offers the industry's only "e-Learning Insurance™" to safeguard your investment from changing technologies through the total integration of seven leading and non-proprietary learning platforms. For more information, please visit www.embanet.com/newsalert.