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Sakai LMS
Open-source software for online learning in higher education
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Sakai LMS has the following pricing plans:
Pricing model: One Time License, Free, Open Source
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Q. Who are the typical users of Sakai LMS?
Sakai LMS has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Mid Size Business, Small Business
Q. What languages does Sakai LMS support?
Sakai LMS supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Sakai LMS support mobile devices?
Sakai LMS supports the following devices:
iPad, iPhone
Q. Does Sakai LMS offer an API?
No, Sakai LMS does not have an API available.
Q. What other apps does Sakai LMS integrate with?
Sakai LMS integrates with the following applications:
WizIQ LMS
Q. What level of support does Sakai LMS offer?
Sakai LMS offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base
Sakai LMS is open-source software and provides a robust set of online learning features for higher education. It is designed to help educators provide a collaborative teaching environment to students. Because of its open-source flexibility and wide range of add-on components, Sakai LMS can be customized as needed using community-contributed tools and external integrations.
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Free
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Value for money
4.6
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Free
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Functionality
3.9
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Total features
15
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Overall Rating
4.1
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Positive reviews
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Davesh M.
Computer Software, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Easy to submit assignments, view grades, and take assessments. Professors, not always tech-oriented, still find a way to communicate resources effectively with Sakai.
UI needs an update, text editors are old and outdated
Adam A.
Architecture & Planning, 201-500 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Good amount of different tools available like grade entry, storing files, assigning homework and exams, etc Can set due dates, exam length, overall good level of control
UI feels outdated, especially when compared to current industry competitors Feels slow at times Difficult to use on phone
Tamar B.
Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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As I mentioned previously, this system readily makes course grades accessible from any online outlet (iPad, smart phone/computer). There is also an option for email notifications with an encrypted link. I also liked how once you got the hang of the features, they were very easy to deploy with new courses.
Sakai does experience site outages every now and then which makes signing up for new courses a small nightmare. Once it works though, everything is magical!
Chelsea H.
Higher Education, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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Overall, Sakai is great for students! Its really easy to navigate, stay organized, and collaborate with classmates. I would definitely recommend! I never had any issues.
Sakai is really easy to use. We were supposed to watch a tutorial once we were enrolled in the semester. There was honestly no need. I figured it out myself easily! All of the tabs are well labeled and it's really easy to find everything you need to. I also love that you can see the roster for every class. This makes it really easy to collaborate with classmates! You can also choose to receive emails when assignments are added, announcements are made, changes are made, etc. This is very beneficial for someone who doesn't want to constantly be logging into Sakai. I also love that you can use Sakai on the computer or mobile phone. I would quite frequently use my phone and everything worked great!
There's not much I dislike about Sakai. The only thing is that under "Gradebook" you cannot see your overall grade and there's no way to automatically calculate it. You have to ass up everything yourself to see what grade you have in the class. That was pretty annoying. The teachers always had a total percentage, but for some reason, students didn't have access to that.
Lauren M.
Primary/Secondary Education, self-employed
Used daily for 2+ years
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I use this for my class information and uploading documents to the class.
A great place to upload documents, see work, and very user friendly. I love the bar on the side that has all the labels/tabes and you just click one and you are there. It is wonderful and very easy to change from one tab to the next. Uploading work is also very simple and easy to do. It works with all kinds of files, with is fantastic.
I do not really have any complaints about this software. It has served me well and I am grateful for it.