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Background of the Growing Use of Cloud-based e-Learning Systems

With the increasing trend of IT transformation in internal business operations, and the widespread adoption of cloud technology, we often receive inquiries about migrating our previously on-premises (in-house) LMS to the cloud, or implementing a new LMS on the cloud. One of the main reasons companies are interested in utilizing cloud technology is to reduce running costs after implementation. While on-premises environments offer high levels of confidentiality, they also come with the challenge of having to cover server purchase and maintenance costs, as well as associated personnel expenses, which can significantly increase overall costs.

These challenges are faced whether introducing a new system or already having a system in place. I believe that many companies and educational institutions (such as universities) are facing these challenges, so it is worth considering outsourcing the system infrastructure to the cloud to solve them.

At Human Science, we have been supporting our customers by providing support for cloud migration and launching new services for companies and educational institutions facing these challenges. This time, we would like to introduce one of those services, "e-CoreLea".

What is the cloud-based e-learning system "e-CoreLea"?

In line with the recent shift to cloud environments, our company has launched a new cloud-based LMS service called "e-CoreLea" starting from May 2016.

"e-CoreLea" is a SaaS-type LMS cloud service that can be learned online, and you can choose from two open source LMSs (moodle, TotaraLMS) according to your usage form. In addition, based on our past implementation experience, we also offer support services for LMS usage and utilization during operation.

About the open source LMS provided by "e-CoreLea"
(moodle, TotaraLMS)

At "e-CoreLea", we offer two LMS, moodle and TotaraLMS.
Moodle is a well-known LMS used widely in the education industry, and is primarily used by educators due to its e-learning system.
On the other hand, TotaraLMS is an e-learning system for corporations based on moodle. Therefore, TotaraLMS has all the learning functions of moodle, as well as organizational information management, training functions, and team management functions necessary for corporate talent development. Both systems have a wide range of functions, making them suitable for various customer needs in e-learning.

In addition, both Moodle and TotaraLMS, which are open source, are widely used around the world, making it possible to use them securely with frequent bug fixes.

For those who are considering building a new e-learning system on the cloud.
For those who are already operating an LMS internally but are considering migrating to the cloud due to operating costs.
If you are interested, please feel free to contact us!

Bonus: The Origin of "e-CoreLea"

The naming of products and services is one of the important elements as it is what conveys to the customers. So, let me introduce how the service name was decided.
When considering service names at our company, the basic ideas are:
　・The service should be easy to understand as a service for e-Learning
　・The service should become the foundation and core for our customers when using e-Learning
These are the two main points!

Here, we came up with the term "Core Learning" by playing on the second foundational system. This "e-CoreLea" was born by combining Core Learning and e-Learning. Looking back, it's quite simple.