Free eLearning Books

Several e-Learning developers and enthusiasts asked me to create a list of Free e-Learning Books.
As a result, I created the following list and I am sure that it will be a valuable resource for you.
Do you know any other FREE e-Learning books? Please leave a comment and I will include the free e-Learning book in the list.

Top 10 free e-Learning Tools

Top 10 free e-Learning Tools that every e-Learning professional should use!
The list that follows is in no particular order.  
Which free e-Learning tool is the best?
Should I include more free e-Learning tools?
In the right corner of the eFronters' blog exist a poll that I would like you to participate.
Vote for the BEST FREE e-Learning tool!

Which E-Learning blog is the BEST?

The following 20 e-Learning blogs represents some of the most interesting to follow e-Learning blogs. Each of these is a great learning resource for an e-Learning developer and an instructional designer. The list that follows is in no  particular order. However, in the right corner of the eFronters' blog exist a poll that I would like you to participate. Vote for the BEST E-Learning blog!

Open Source Web Conferencing Tools

Since I am a great fun of open source software I thought to create a list of free desktop conferencing tools for online courses:
Enjoy!

eFront Contest - Win $400 and a copy of eFront Community++

Hello fellow eFronters!!!

I hope that one of you will win the contest!

The eFront team is very happy to announce the following summer contests as a gesture of goodwill towards our supportive community, Facebook fans and eFront users at large. We will simultaneously host four contests with the same opening, closing and judging dates. Each entry will be made publicly available and judged by the eFront community and a panel of eFront experts.

Top 10 Free Stock Photos Sites

Since I am a great fun of open source software such as eFront LMS I thought to create a list of the top 10 free stock photos sites. I hope that this list will be valuable to you. If you are familiar with another free stock photos site please leave a comment on this blog post and after I review the site I will add it to a list of free stock photos sites.

Enjoy!

Have you ever attended an instructional design course, certificate or program?

Currently the job market for instructional design is strong and appears to be growing. Universities, Colleges, and organizations offer instructional design courses, certificates or programs.

Currently I did a research and I created the following list. Has anyone of you attended any of these? Could you please share your opinion? Did it worth it?

What is the best Instructional Design textbook you know?

There are several textbooks that are best for Instructional Design. I created the following list and I am extremely interested to read your comments concerning the list.

Interactive Activities for Online Independent and Collaborating Learning

Online education can be categorized into two types:

1. Independent learning for individuals (self-paced courses), and
2. Collaborating learning for groups (instructor-paced courses).

Both types have advantages and disadvantages. At the same time, some online courses may have elements of both (combination of independent and collaborative learning).

An Open Source Learning Management System and the Report Functionality

The purpose of an open source Learning Management System is to improve operational efficiency and report on learning effectiveness. A critical component of eFront open source learning management system is the report functionality that will help your E-Learning 2.0 school, education organization, virtual classroom, or online learning community to manage the learning/training effectiveness.