PS: The fact is that this LMS doesn't exist any more. Even if you click the link provided below, you'll be redirected to another site which most definitely is affiliated to Blackboard company. There are other websites out there meant for online tutors albeit unfortunate for tutors who don't have a lot of money since hardly none of these sites is free.
CourseSites is a free Learning Management System (LMS) created by Blackboard Company with love. It’s specifically tailored for a single teacher and users can create up to 5 courses. Its majorly recommended for K -12 teachers although the courseware can be used by anyone who would like to share skills and knowledge to a group that has any internet connection including the rudimentary one. Below are some cool exclusive facts that make this incredible service world’s best free LMS.
1. Its AD-free
Unlike other free LMSes out there; CourseSites will absolutely display no advertisements to your students. Advertisements on sites used for education are prone to cause mayhem because classrooms are places where students go to study everyday and hence they should to be tidy.
2. Supports unlimited users
I have used an LMS that poses a 50-user limit. If your class has more students than that number then the limit would become an issue here since you wouldn’t want to shun out the others.
3. The power to customize
You can edit students’ online classes to your liking. This means that you can set course structures to be weekly (suitable for time driven tutor-led courses) or based on topics and units (suitable for self-paced lessons). Additionally, you can be able to manipulate when those weekly topics and units will be visible to students and even pick a colorful theme for your class.
4. Ability to request to join a course / a class
This is a handy feature that I have not experienced in other free LMSes that I used. Its very true! Alien students can request to join their classmates with a single tap. You only have to approve or reject the ‘add me’ links. Teachers can also create accounts for students with no email addresses.
5. Ability to engage your students
Teachers can interact with students in the discussion forums and even initiate CourseSites’s instant messenger (IM). You can also message students individually for further assistance.
6. Assess performance and manage grades
Once the students complete your reading tasks, you can assess their understanding pedagogically with multiple-choice or ‘fill in the blank spaces’ type quizzes. Their entries will automatically be graded based on correct answer tokens you had prior provided and you will also be able to create your own grading system.
Your turn now! Create courses for your students free at http://www.coursesites.com .You can fill in the sign up form in that link or just join with your Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Yahoo or your Blackboard passport account.
PS: The fact is that this LMS doesn’t exist any more. Even if you click the link provided above, you’ll be redirected to another site which most definitely is affiliated to Blackboard company. There are other websites out there meant for online tutors albeit unfortunate for tutors who don’t have a lot of money since hardly none of these sites is free.
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