Sakai
Open-source learning management system created by and for higher education.
Sakai is an open-source learning management system developed by higher education institutions for higher education. It provides a shared environment for course development, grading and assessment, communication and collaboration, and system administration, supporting both in-person and online teaching. The platform is maintained by an open-source community, with commercial affiliates that develop, host, and support it.
Its capabilities include course creation and delivery through lessons or modules, conditional release of materials, file storage and sharing, quizzes, tests, assignments, rubric-based scoring, and grade entry. Communication tools cover synchronous and asynchronous messaging, discussions, social connections, and group-aware collaboration. System administration features include configurable roles and permissions. Sakai supports the IMS LTI specification and provides an extensive API for third-party integrations, and community members can contribute Sakai-specific tools outside the packaged release.
Sakai is intended for instructors, students, and higher education institutions that need a configurable LMS with open-source control over their platform and data. The software is available as an open-source release, with commercial affiliates offering development, hosting, and support services.
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